I woke up today without any fever. My temperature was back to normal and everyone was happy! But when Daddy was feeding me breakfast he noticed a few red dots around my mouth. Mommy checked my chest and belly and sure enough they were covered with tiny red dots. Roseola, sometimes referred to as “baby measles”. We had heard that it is very common for babies to get roseola around one year of age. Roseola starts off as a high fever that lasts around three days and then subside, only to result in many tiny red dots spread across the torso and back. That’s exactly what happened to me. I am a textbook case. It is unfortunate because we were all so excited that I was done with my fever.
So it looks like I’ll be stuck with these dots for about 3-5 days. I’m not itchy or anything, so that’s a relief. But I am a little uncomfortable and in a fussy mood. And here I was looking forward to being fully recovered once my fever was gone.
The good news is that I’ll be able to go to school today since roseola is only contagious in the fever stage. According to the medical articles and my nursery school, as long as I have an appetite, not uncontrollably fussy, and am able to go about my daily routine, it is safe for me to go to school. So, even though I’m still not feeling 100%, I’m very happy that I’ll be able to safely go back to school.