<![CDATA[Chicken Pox]]>Hii all its the first time my boy,aged 6 is having Chicken pox, its the 3rd day now. He doesnt seem to be itching much though and is still active. Is there any dos and donts ...i am not bathing him for a week...just sponging him. I brought him to the GP and was given an antiviral medication and a antiseptoc solution to bathe him with.. but my boy finds it stinging ..so i am just sponging him with normal plain water.


Any parents have any advise ? TIA 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/5954/chicken-poxRSS for NodeSat, 18 Apr 2026 15:44:22 GMTSat, 10 Oct 2009 11:59:14 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:49:05 GMT]]>I really love the chicken and this recipe is one of my favorites.

https://club.cooking/recipe/how-to-bake-chicken/

Try to bake chicken for sure.

https://club.cooking/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/bake-chicken-prev.jpg\">

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1932762https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1932762Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:49:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:55:27 GMT]]>

poorbunny88:
anyone do laser or subcission treatment for the chicken pox scars left? any doctor or procedure recommendation and how is the result? is it possible to smooth up the skin back to before?

Are the scars very bad? My hubby had a full breakout on his face and body....but there are no scars.
Only thing is I had to throw away the mattress he slept on.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1753508https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1753508Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:55:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Fri, 10 Feb 2017 08:27:48 GMT]]>anyone do laser or subcission treatment for the chicken pox scars left? any doctor or procedure recommendation and how is the result? is it possible to smooth up the skin back to before?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1753427https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1753427Fri, 10 Feb 2017 08:27:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Sun, 13 Jul 2014 12:03:20 GMT]]>Hi all,


My 1y+ son have went for his 1st dose chickenpox vaccination in may and supposed to go for his 2nd dose tis mth. But my hubby juz got chickenpox. Shd I faster bring my son for his 2nd dose vaccination? Or do I need to wait till my hubby recover den bring my son for vaccination? I reli dun hope my hubby spread the virus to us especially my son as he is still so young 😞

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1331022https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1331022Sun, 13 Jul 2014 12:03:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:10:14 GMT]]>Hi Poppy queen,


thanks for the remedies works you mentions eariler.
it works well for my ds.
he prefer the oat than the vinegar, which i personally think oat work better.
after the bath i apply some powder for him and he sleep well and the itch is not there through the night.

thanks alot

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/617947https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/617947Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:10:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:06:19 GMT]]>Hi poppy queen,

DS is back to school today. For the few days he complain hungry.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/601295https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/601295Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:06:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Mon, 03 Oct 2011 06:35:09 GMT]]>That's good to hear it's drying up. :rahrah:


Bread is fine. Oreo biscuits would also be ok, though i would try to put it on hold for another week as it's pretty \"heaty\".

Snacks to recommend ah..fruit salad like oranges, apples, kiwis and blackcurrent, yogurt. Good dosage of vitamins and minerals.

However, most snacks should be safe for eating as long at this moment as it doesn't contain chicken or seafood or eggs. These food should be refrained for 100 days .

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/600915https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/600915Mon, 03 Oct 2011 06:35:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:42:41 GMT]]>Thanks poppyqueen,

his outbreak is quite a lot, but small. After so many days, it start to dry. SInce ysterday, he has better appetite.
It was a week already, can he eat bread now?
Any ideal can he eat oreo biscuit? What kind of snack?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/599835https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/599835Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:42:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:19:59 GMT]]>Hi jiyou,


No worries. 😄

Eh, vit E cream may not help that much with the itching.. it's more of scar repair and prevention.

If a single ingredient is too \"light\" , you can be a bit more kiasu and try a mixture in the bath ..eg oatmeal + a bit of baking soda+ apple cider vinegar. The muslim bag with the oatmeal can be placed longer in the water until it turns more cloudy.

Is his outbreak a lot? Try distracting him with his favourite tv show/movie /toy so that he doesn't focus that much on the itching and don't scratch that much and hurt his skin.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/594983https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/594983Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:19:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:04:34 GMT]]>Hi poppygreen,

TQ very much for your prompt reply. My DS is complaining the itch, even after 1 oatmeal bath and 1 neem leaves bath today. Rush to Guardin this morning to get Vit E cream.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/594945https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/594945Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:04:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:16:22 GMT]]>Hi jiyou,


I gave my son a very light diet during the first 2 weeks as i want his body to concentrate on fighting the virus rather than wasting effort on digesting heavier food. Therefore, all meat(including fish) was out .I fed him only porridge with vegetable eg carrot, potato. After 2 weeks, pork and fish can be added. And for the 100 days within him getting chicken pox, \"toxic\" food like chicken, eggs, seafood was avoided.

Another food you can give is yogurt. A healthy digestive tract is the first key to having a healthy body. And if you don't mind the yucky factor, yogurt can also be applied directly on the lesions as it also has anti bacterial properties.

For cooling water, i just boiled barley water for him to drink. For vit c, i relied on giving him squeezed orange and carrot juice instead as he's too young to eat multi vits at 1 yo. Besides, i feel freshly squeezed juices are better than vit c tables. 🙂

Hmm, i can't remember the brand of baking soda i got. I just took the one which stated pure baking soda as i'm concerned \"unpure\" baking soda may contain ingredients that may irritate. Don't quite recall there's much bubbling in the water though.

For vit E cream, can get from GNC. Nature Farm may have it too. I personally prefer cream as it's easier to spread and less messy than oil.:)

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/594127https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/594127Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:16:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:31:49 GMT]]>Hi poppyqueen,

like to know which brand of Vit E cream u use. Which is better, cream or oil?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/594111https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/594111Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:31:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:16:45 GMT]]>

poppyqueen:
My ds had chicken pox when he was 1 year old. We didn't know where he caught it from as nobody around us had it! However, some people told us it just comes from \"internally\"


Some food we avoided : chicken, eggs, seafood and soya sauce. We also try to avoid within 100 days after the bout.

We also didn't bath him when he had chicken pox, and instead just did sponging.

We were prescribed calamine lotion, but as ds is too young, we didn't apply for fear of him touching his body and swallowing it.

The following remedies work very well in reducing his itch and reducing the severity! :-
1) Oatmeal bath - Soak in muslin cloth and let the water turn cloudy. Then use the cloudy water to sponge bath.
2) Baking soda bath - Dilute in the sponge bath water. I alternate with the oatmeal bath.
3) Vinegar - I used organic apple cider vinegar and placed together with his bath water.Supposed to have anti bacterial properties .
4) Honey - Honey is also supposed to have anti bacterial properties and soothe the skin. Hubby doesn't like me to use this as he thinks it's yucky to be left unwashed on the skin and attract ants. Therefore, i have to secretly apply in the middle of the night, especially around my son's buttock and penis area as a lot of sores are concentrated there due to the wearing of diapers and insufficient ventilation. I used good quality manuka honey. (PS: btw, pure honey do not attract ants)
5) Neem leaves - This is a kind of leave that Indians use to pray to their gods. I went around sourcing at my nearby Indian grocery stores until i finally found a person who grew the tree himself. It can be used 2 ways. The leaves can be spread as a \"pillow\" to be slept on. It has cooling effect and reduces itches and hastens recovery. Secondly, the leaves can be pounded into a paste and applied directly on the lesions. Tried the pounding which is really tiring and time consuming. Morever, the \"paste\" seems to keep falling off the body. So only applied once.
6) Vit E cream - Applied on my son when the lesions had dried up and scabs are forming. This helps in skin recovery and elimination of scars.

Glad to say that above did hasten my son's recovery. Within 4 days, his scabs are forming and falling off when recovery time is normally 7 days. It also reduces his itch and discomfort. Do not know whether it's due to his \"youth\" and quick skin turn over, but glad to say he didn't have any scars too! (*silently bless*)

PS: Got the above tips after googling for natural remedies and getting this ebook which is easy to read and instructions are easy to follow 😄 http://www.fastchickenpoxcure.com/blog/chicken-pox-home-remedies-7-proven-natural-home-remedies-for-chicken-pox/
Hi poppyqueen,
What diet does yr ds has?
Fish Porridge (wu-yu)? herbal drink? coconut? Vit C or multi Vit?

Baking Soda, is it the ayam brand that we can get in NTUC? It will bubble up when come it contact w water. So, u let the bubble settle down?

Had go to the link (didnt buy e-book), didnt mention much about diet.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/594104https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/594104Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:16:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:19:25 GMT]]>

dovetail:
phankao:

[quote=\"dovetail\"]


Thanks for info.

Can only see family doc Monday morning. If it's chicken pox, it'll be too late for anti-viral treatment. Must do it within 48hrs of eruption. Still not sure if it is chicken pox. He has tiny pimplish bumps all over his body. I use magnifying glass to check, don't see blisters. Also no flu-like symptom. He was vaccinated at one, even if he should get again, the rash should not be so many.

[/quote]DS had just gor chicken pox and doc say it's too late for anti-viral treatment.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/594087https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/594087Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:19:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:17:38 GMT]]>My ds had chicken pox when he was 1 year old. We didn't know where he caught it from as nobody around us had it! However, some people told us it just comes from \"internally\"


Some food we avoided : chicken, eggs, seafood and soya sauce. We also try to avoid within 100 days after the bout.

We also didn't bath him when he had chicken pox, and instead just did sponging.

We were prescribed calamine lotion, but as ds is too young, we didn't apply for fear of him touching his body and swallowing it.

The following remedies work very well in reducing his itch and reducing the severity! :-
1) Oatmeal bath - Soak in muslin cloth and let the water turn cloudy. Then use the cloudy water to sponge bath.
2) Baking soda bath - Dilute in the sponge bath water. I alternate with the oatmeal bath.
3) Vinegar - I used organic apple cider vinegar and placed together with his bath water.Supposed to have anti bacterial properties .
4) Honey - Honey is also supposed to have anti bacterial properties and soothe the skin. Hubby doesn't like me to use this as he thinks it's yucky to be left unwashed on the skin and attract ants. Therefore, i have to secretly apply in the middle of the night, especially around my son's buttock and penis area as a lot of sores are concentrated there due to the wearing of diapers and insufficient ventilation. I used good quality manuka honey. (PS: btw, pure honey do not attract ants)
5) Neem leaves - This is a kind of leave that Indians use to pray to their gods. I went around sourcing at my nearby Indian grocery stores until i finally found a person who grew the tree himself. It can be used 2 ways. The leaves can be spread as a \"pillow\" to be slept on. It has cooling effect and reduces itches and hastens recovery. Secondly, the leaves can be pounded into a paste and applied directly on the lesions. Tried the pounding which is really tiring and time consuming. Morever, the \"paste\" seems to keep falling off the body. So only applied once.
6) Vit E cream - Applied on my son when the lesions had dried up and scabs are forming. This helps in skin recovery and elimination of scars.

Glad to say that above did hasten my son's recovery. Within 4 days, his scabs are forming and falling off when recovery time is normally 7 days. It also reduces his itch and discomfort. Do not know whether it's due to his \"youth\" and quick skin turn over, but glad to say he didn't have any scars too! (*silently bless*)

PS: Got the above tips after googling for natural remedies and getting this ebook which is easy to read and instructions are easy to follow 😄 http://www.fastchickenpoxcure.com/blog/chicken-pox-home-remedies-7-proven-natural-home-remedies-for-chicken-pox/

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/589110https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/589110Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:17:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Tue, 06 Sep 2011 08:31:37 GMT]]>To parents with kids with chicken pox who took the anti viral meds (that pink one to be taken 4 times a day) - is it true that it will reduce the ‘downtime’?


Reason I ask this is because GP gave DD the meds (it was only after I googled that I realise it is not recommended for healthy pp and there are side effects, but too late, have started so have to continue). And she didn’t have that much pox, but she scratched all of them. By right, a person is considered as not contagious once the pox dried up (supposedly 10 to 14days?), but now that she scratched all of them until they are scars, there is no pox left for me to know if her pox has dried up and that she is no longer contagious. (talk about low threshold of itch and high threshold of pain).

So would like to know what is the number of days that we are looking at for those that took the anti viral meds.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/577120https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/577120Tue, 06 Sep 2011 08:31:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:09:10 GMT]]>

dovetail:

After CP is okay. During CP is dangerous, baby can get deformed. I had such high fever, my poor ds inside also suffered. Gynae said maybe he got immunity because of this but I still get him vaccinated for CP at 1 year old.
Thank god your DS is healthy. You must be worried sick during your pregnancy.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/490637https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/490637Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:09:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:02:33 GMT]]>

tigger88:
micollh:

yes, dovetail, it's dangerous to get CP during pregnancy. im glad ur DS is well and healthy.


I was planning to conceived and kana chicken pox. My MIL warned me not to conceive within 3mths after CP...but I got preggy just after one month. :razz:


After CP is okay. During CP is dangerous, baby can get deformed. I had such high fever, my poor ds inside also suffered. Gynae said maybe he got immunity because of this but I still get him vaccinated for CP at 1 year old.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/490612https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/490612Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:02:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 06:43:58 GMT]]>

micollh:
yes, dovetail, it's dangerous to get CP during pregnancy. im glad ur DS is well and healthy.

I was planning to conceive and kana chicken pox. My MIL warned me not to conceive within 3mths after CP...but I got preggy just after one month. :razz:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/490552https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/490552Fri, 15 Jul 2011 06:43:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 06:39:05 GMT]]>yes, dovetail, it’s dangerous to get CP during pregnancy. im glad ur DS is well and healthy.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/490536https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/490536Fri, 15 Jul 2011 06:39:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 06:34:32 GMT]]>I had the Mother-Of-All Chicken Pox. It was so many from scalp to toe. Worse of all, I was pregnant with DS. It happened at 16th week so gynae say risk is lower but I was worried till the day I saw the sonograph and saw he was okay but still worried till the day he was out. He came out healthy with beautiful skin and Apgar Score of 10. Thank God!


It was a terrible experience. Fever for 2 weeks, temp up to 40 deg. Hubby took care of me day and night. During pregnancy, suppose to take heaty food but I couldn’t. There were a lot of conflicting food for CP and pregnancy. So in the end I do it my own way and took a lot of celery and carrot juice daily. Perhaps that’s why ds loves to eat vege now and has perfect eyesight in his teens.

For ladies who are preparing to conceive, perhaps they want to get vaccinated. You really don’t want to get CP during pregnancy. At 18 weeks, baby can be at risk.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/490520https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/490520Fri, 15 Jul 2011 06:34:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:05:38 GMT]]>muahaha… so better get it when younger…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/489801https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/489801Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:05:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:04:48 GMT]]>

micollh:
yes, tigger88, tt;s what i heard the older u get the serious it is.

And I had a few CP scars on my face and had to do a few intensive sessions of diamond peels to get rid of them... :moneyflies: :moneyflies:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/489797https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/489797Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:04:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Chicken Pox on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:02:39 GMT]]>yes, tigger88, tt;s what i heard the older u get the serious it is.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/489791https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/489791Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:02:39 GMT