Let your baby get plenty of rest.
Chicken pox treatment for babies.
Giving the baby a.
Use acetaminophen tylenol for pain.
You have to wait for the baby s immune system to overpower the virus and clear it on its own.
Don t scratch that itch.
Soak in colloidal oatmeal baths.
If you or your child has a high fever or achiness caused by chickenpox reach for.
Treatment focuses instead on managing symptoms.
If you re at high risk of complications.
Other treatments for chickenpox are geared toward keeping your baby comfortable the same way you would an older child.
In most children chickenpox symptoms clear up on their own within about a week.
But for the most part the disease is allowed to run its course.
Since chickenpox is contagious keep your child at home or limit their exposure to other people.
Keep your baby hydrated.
Available at your local drugstore colloidal oatmeal.
But scratching your rash can put you at risk for a bacterial skin infection.
What s the treatment for chickenpox.
Help reduce itching with calamine lotion and oatmeal baths.
Your doctor may prescribe an antihistamine to relieve itching.
To help care for children with chickenpox dermatologists recommend the following tips.
The following home remedies may provide relief.