Chickenpox

my eldest gave it to my little one at Xmas. I was worried as she was only 5 months, but she had it very mild and wasn't poorly. x

My little boy also had it just after Christmas and he was absolutely covered in spots but they didn’t really effect him too much, I think we had one day/night where he had a temp and was really unsettled but I just made sure to keep mitts on him so he couldn’t itch and gave him oat baths every other night x

My eldest had it, three weeks later my 3 year old caught it and 2 weeks later my then 6 month old caught it. Make sure to use appropriate cream from pharmacy as most aren’t suitable for under one -year-olds. If he has a temperature make sure to give him medication and keep an eye on him if anything changes or he looks unwell always refusing food or drink always having less nappies contact the doctor. My eldest got the least spots but was very itchy. My youngest and middle were covered in spots but not very itchy or bothered.

My eldest got it in December and baby got it exactly 2 weeks later. He got it slightly worse but was actually fine, didn’t seem to bother him too much

Thanks all. This is all very useful and reassuring.