Our 2 children have come down with chicken poxs does anyone have any ideas to stop them from scratching. They are 4 and 1. Hav used camoline lotion to soothe it but not really doing anything for them. x x x x
CommentAuthorRoxii
Erm, clip their nails down so that if they scratch it wont take the scabs off when they start to scab...And Just keep reapplying calomine lotion hun, that's all I can think x
CommentAuthorvintage lass
All I know is calomine hun...Im not very helpful lol!!!!! Try google, u might find some suggestions on there!!!! Hope there OK!xx
CommentAuthorRoxii
You can get a calomine cream aswell they might find that helps more than the lotion as it's thicker x
CommentAuthorHalloween_Bride
give them a cool bath aswell, that will help with the itching, as well as calomine lotion, you can get it from boots for a few quid xxx
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put em in a bath with bicarbonate soda, it helps ease the scratching, but sadly the camomile lotion also relieves the itches too
CommentAuthorkellyc13
use piriton or similar products, this will easy the ergde to scratch and give them time to forget about them being itchy, its easy to keeo them covered up but if they get to sweaty they will itch even more, also if you put bicarob in their bath it will dry them up nicely in days. hope this helps. good luck x
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CommentAuthorsabs
Hi girls. Thanks a mill for the advice will give the bath a try with bicarbonate soda. The youngest isn't too bad but the eldest is covered in them and scratching himself to bits although he says he has red paint on him not the chicken pox. x x xx
CommentAuthorpouchi-loo
bicorbonate of soda is very good
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CommentAuthordizzydora4
definately recommend piriton hun and a "hand heat" temp bath NOT warm x x
CommentAuthorJilly Bean
Cut the foot part off a pair of tights and fill it with oatmeal. Tie it in a knot it put it in the bath and run a fairly lukewarm bath. The oatmeal will make the water cloudy. It helps with skin irritations like ezema so presumably it will help take the stingy itch out of chicken pox too xx
CommentAuthorShellster90
Anti allergy tablets or medicine... like antihistimines.... works a treat :)
CommentAuthorclaire1984
bicarbonate of soda works i think x
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CommentAuthorclaire1984
and it advises that you give them cold baths x
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CommentAuthorEmsy5000
awwww the poor things keep them cool and a cold pack for putting on the places it itches the most worked for me quite well. I had it when i was 17 and it was terrible
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CommentAuthormrselbie
oatmeal baths help too apparently
CommentAuthorVintageChic
its too warm now but if it was winter I'd say pop some gloves on them when they're in bed to stop them scratching in their sleep
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CommentAuthorvixen
savalon or mosterising cream i think, but i aint too sure x
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CommentAuthorsabs
Thanks a mill ladies. going try everything you have recommended. Noah was up all night again last night just couldn't get comfortable or stop itching. x x x x
CommentAuthorMrs Mara Tester
Put the calomine lotion in the fridge, and in Boots you can pick up some stuff called 'Poxclin' I've been lucky enough so far that neither of mine have had them, but my friend used it on her kids and said it was great! x
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