Morse spots

[ailbhe]

Spot - no - spot - no - rash - no - spot - no.

They've almost totally cleared up on her torso and moved to her arms and legs.

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[ailbhe]

She's definitely not ill enough to warrant the hassle of the GP. I am assuming, at this stage, that it's Just A Virus. And amazingly I'm the only other person to have anything like it. And she will only sleep or nap in contact with my bare skin.

Oh god, I am so tired. I think it's paracetamol time tonight. We don't like to overdo the rectal paracetamol.

(I'm glad the doctor I spoke to on the phone was never my mother though - he said "There's nothing you can do for chicken pox." I said "What about paracetamol and calamine lotion?" He said "They'll just make her feel better, they won't do anything for the chicken pox.")

[radegund.livejournal.com]

He said "They'll just make her feel better, they won't do anything for the chicken pox."

OH MY GOD I AM PUCE WITH RAGE! Bloody HELL!

Um. Not sure why this particular instance of an entirely familiar trope should have made me splutter at the screen. Possibly because I'm cuddling my baby at the moment?