Got beef!

No not the tasty kind to feed my lovely family. No no of those lovely beefy dinners this week. No this week and last week and the week before that I've got beef with the chicken pox or I'm starting to think they've got beef with me. I had them when I was 11/12, in the summer, and remember it rather well. The evil never ending itch. The pasty look of the calamine. The scare of the scarring of my face (none thank god). Flynn wasn't too bad when he had them. Only one day he was really poorly and sad. But he could let me know where it hurts.

Now Isla has them it's a whole new kettle of fish! And all those people who keep saying "It's better if she gets them now blah blah blah shit" BULLSHIT! She's helpless. She cries ALOT. Feeds 20 times a day. Up 3/4 times at night. Let's see how they feel about this when they have to look after a poorly baby who can't let you know what's going on other then in cries. Just to make things better, she's COVERED! All over her back, tummy, legs, bum, face and scalp. Even more then Flynn. Yes, it's possible!! And as they're starting to dry up a little I can see where they're going to scar. Her face. Her beautiful little round face!

 

Before shit got real.

Like I said these pox have the beef with me for some reason!

To put the cherry on the top, Flynn is back on full form, being a class A monster. How many times do I have to say "don't shout, Isla feels poorly" "don't spit that's dirty" "next time you hit me with that you'll be in the naughty corner" "leave baby Isla alone, she's sleeping". The list goes on and on and on and on and on.....

 

Breaks my heart

Chicken pox and what not

Chicken pox is exactly what's been floating round our house this week! My poor flynno is COVERED in the things. Monday it started off very calmly and I felt so sorry for him then, by Thursday the poor thing was in tears for "more mediton cweam" to sooth the ithces, my heart sank with the cries!

Im no expert on the pox so this is when the trusty internet mamas work their magic..we've had oat baths, bicarbonate of soda baths, lots of calpol and tons of calamine lotion. I've decided to chuck a little list together for you mama's who's bambinos have the pox..

- chicken pox is caught by coughs and sneezes, it usually takes 7-21 days for the spots to appear and is most infectious 2-3 days before the spots come out
- calamine is a obvious one and everyone knows about it for the pox but it really is a life saver and lovely and soothing when put in the fridge! Flynn calls it his "mediton cweam"
- oats put into a stocking or cut up tights in the bath sounded crazy to me but the results were lovely soft and soothed skin (me and flynn!) The oat stocking was lovely to rub all over to wash him with rather than a rough flannel
- bicarbonate of soda in the bath also relieves the itch, that pesky bloody itch that wont go away and makes both mama and baby miserable,  soothing baths save the day!
- piriton was another one recommended, haven't tried this as yet but definitely a winner
- loose clothing and not alot as it seemed flynn was more irritated when he got hot. His wardrobe has resembled that of a clown in pyjamas this week!
- when applying the calamine lotion he would complain it hurt, I in turn told him it was just cold and he would stop crying. Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind eh
- the spots start off slow and look like tiny little blisters, but dont be fooled, they spread like wild fire EVERYWHERE! Ears, eyes, armpits, bums, scalps, fingers and toes! They soon start to dry up and look less painful but are still itchy
- keep finger nails short, definitely more painful if they catch spots with sharp nails!

Hopefully that helps for you mama's who have run out of ideas for soothing their bambinos with the pox..they definitely helped me and flynn!

Now im just waiting for Isla to catch them..oh sweet jesus!