with the Chicken Pox!
Connor had what we though was a bug bite on his forehead Wednesday night… some “boo boo oil” (lavender) and all was well. Connor and Owen both woke up with a fever on Thursday morning without too much else in the way of symptoms. Owen has had a slight cold all week but nothing major or worth mentioning.
Then Connor has another bug bite on his chest on Thursday during the day. And Friday morning we woke up to the motherload! 90 “bug bites” so far including a few on his scalp. He’s handling it quite well. Owen so far has no pox but has the fever and got the fever about 12 hours after Connor. This is good because we were hoping that Owen was infected by the same source as Connor and not by Connor himself, as there might have been a 2 week incubation otherwise.
I’ve given Connor some Rhus Tox and Sulfur homeo remedies. He’s a little itchy but not overly so. I also read that apple cider vinegar is wonderful for helping with itch HOWEVER, I’ll add that one should expect pretty intense stinging, which we weren’t prepared for. I got that “you hurt me” look from my 9 year old. If its going to hurt/sting, they can usually handle it if I warn them! Anyhow, I made a paste from baking soda, water, lavender eo and a dash of apple cider vinegar which Connor says is helping (plus it dries so he can put clothing back on and move about normally).
I had the chicken pox as a child and have the scars to prove it. Dh thinks he never had it..so now we have to find out what to do there and possibly have his titres checked. We’ve been “meaning” to do this for so long since we knew it was inevitable the kids would get CP (and we wanted it that way) but of course, life got in the way and we never got it done. So now we’re faced with this “what do we do now” situation. So if anyone is in the same boat….go get your titres tested NOW!
This photo doesn’t look so bad, there are clusters of them in spots. What amazed me more is that my “little boy” is looking quite broad in the shoulders! Wow…how did I not notice that before? 