Chicken Pox advice please???

[LittleStar's]

Hiya

My mindee who I have on mondays has come out in chicken pox a few yesterday and lots more today! he is ok within himself other than a little sleepy . Mum is getting married tomorow in a registry office and flying out to france on thursday for a second ceremony. talk about timing!
Obviously she has loads to sort out and is wondering if I can have him on monday still (last one efore christmas!) so do i or dont i??

Second question, my youngest daughter of 19 months has come down with a cold in the last couple of days with high temperature, is this a sign of chicken pox???

Third question, do you have any advice that I can give his mum to control the itching ??? he is 15 months.

Thanks Jenna x

[Twinkles]

I would not want my little one exposed to chicken pox - see post on this thread

http://www.childmindinghelp.co.uk/fo...106#post591106

You can tell mum to use calomine lotion to help with the itching / bicarb in the bath to help dry up the spots and I don't know the age restrictions on Piriton ( get her to check first ) but that will also help stop the itching.

[Alibali]

Blackhorse has a thread about this too