Chicken Pox Update
Dad here again. I just got back from the doctor, I picked Gena up on the way. They had us rush Zoe in to the exam room so we didn't risk anyone else getting sick.
As suspected Zoe has chicken pox. The good news is that when kids under the age of one get it they don't tend to have it too badly because they have some of mom's immunity still. It probably helps that Zoe was breastfed until 6 months as well. So she'll probably have a milder case but that also means she probably won't develop a full immunity and she'll still have to be immunized.
We can give her Benadryl to help with the itching but otherwise it's just a matter of keeping her home and letting this thing play out. She hasn't run a fever or had decreased appetite and the itching doesn't seem to bother her too badly right now. We hope she'll have a quick and easy recovery.
We can give her Benadryl to help with the itching but otherwise it's just a matter of keeping her home and letting this thing play out. She hasn't run a fever or had decreased appetite and the itching doesn't seem to bother her too badly right now. We hope she'll have a quick and easy recovery.
