Oh my. The last few days have been rough. Somehow over the last few years I have forgotten what it was like to have to function off of NO sleep. When the kids were little I was a professional! I could juggle all kinds of stuff along with three babies and housework off of just a couple of hours- no problem! Now I'm like an old slug! I've completely lost my super powers in the sleep department.
Maddie is doing pretty good during the day as long as there is something interesting going on, like a princess movie, a new set of markers, Sissy playing UNO with her, that kinda thing. BUT if she's not being entertained or doing something to keep her mind off of it she is hurting and restless. She has been able to get good naps (I'm not so good at the sleeping during the day thing). Night time......oh, night time is a whole other story. They hurt much worse at night and she is so restless that even when she does sleep she is still talking and whimpering. She tosses and turns and calls my name and roots around under me. It's not good.
I am taking notes and pictures of her every day and when this is all over I'm going to try to write a little survival guide for other mamas. Why, you ask? Well it seems that there isn't much common sense information out there on children with Shingles. I have been SO frustrated with the lack of information on how to keep them comfortable and that sort of thing, but I have learned a few tricks. I'm going to share them here so that maybe I can help another sleep deprived mama frantically g**gling "children with Shingles" at 3AM like I was. There seems to be a lot of medical "bla bla bla" but there is no "hey this seemed to help my little girl when we went through the same thing a year ago" kind of stuff because it is just so rare.
I'm hoping that in the next few days we will be over the worst of it and things can start to return to normal! I hope you guys are all doing well and enjoying the last of your summer!! Better go, The Baby is needing my lap and some more Motrin.... poor little angel. xo, Sam
Maddie is doing pretty good during the day as long as there is something interesting going on, like a princess movie, a new set of markers, Sissy playing UNO with her, that kinda thing. BUT if she's not being entertained or doing something to keep her mind off of it she is hurting and restless. She has been able to get good naps (I'm not so good at the sleeping during the day thing). Night time......oh, night time is a whole other story. They hurt much worse at night and she is so restless that even when she does sleep she is still talking and whimpering. She tosses and turns and calls my name and roots around under me. It's not good.
I am taking notes and pictures of her every day and when this is all over I'm going to try to write a little survival guide for other mamas. Why, you ask? Well it seems that there isn't much common sense information out there on children with Shingles. I have been SO frustrated with the lack of information on how to keep them comfortable and that sort of thing, but I have learned a few tricks. I'm going to share them here so that maybe I can help another sleep deprived mama frantically g**gling "children with Shingles" at 3AM like I was. There seems to be a lot of medical "bla bla bla" but there is no "hey this seemed to help my little girl when we went through the same thing a year ago" kind of stuff because it is just so rare.
I'm hoping that in the next few days we will be over the worst of it and things can start to return to normal! I hope you guys are all doing well and enjoying the last of your summer!! Better go, The Baby is needing my lap and some more Motrin.... poor little angel. xo, Sam
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Trish'
I hope she feels better soon!
Rachel
When my son was little, and had the chicken pox the pharmacist gave me some kind of ointment for burns. He has such an AWFUL case of the chickenpox. There was not an inch of his body that wasn't covered. Ears, eyelids, between his toes - you name it. That ointment did help some, and I used the Aveeno baths.
That corn starch suggestion someone else made might also help, but you can also mix it with some baby powder.
I know when my son was so bad, I tried everything I knew as long as it wasn't harmful to his skin.
Good luck!
Watch the motrin, though. Hubby popped it like candy because it hurt so bad and he developed an ulcer from the ibuprofen. Also, it can take a long time for the pain in the muscle to go away. The hubster still occasionally has days where it bothers him.
I think being spoiled, ice cream, and chocolate chip cookies help. *wink*
Hug that poor little girl gently for me.
Doctors recommend that you don't use baby powder. The burn cream would probably help. They put on burn victims and it takes the pain away and helps to heal the sore quickly, although it has silver sulfate in it and you can get it in low doses but only on prescription but be careful and also there is cortisone cream to help stop itching but again be careful with the amount you put on.
Trish'
I'm so sorry your family has been suffering through this. I have been and will continue to pray for y'all.
Renata
Blessings,
Pam