Hand, foot, mouth

Brewtowngrl

First, I feel like an A$$.  I thought he was teething.  Today his mouth was all full of sores, he stopped eating, barely drinks and is down right miserable.  Anyone else have a DC with this?  How long did it last?  I am most concerned about the mouth since he is not eating.  We are keeping track of hydration. Pedi is having us alternate motrin and tylenol for the pain.   

lvisser

I personally had it a few months ago.  IT SUCKED.  I was MISERABLE.

Be sure to stay up on the drugs with him.  

I swore that if my kid ever had HFM that I would just want them sedated...  (not really... lol)... but honestly... it sucked.  

Brewtowngrl

How long did it last for you?  I know as an adult it is different.

lvisser

Brewtowngrl:

How long did it last for you?  I know as an adult it is different.

I went in and they had NO idea what it was... she put me on Valtrex (lol... I know...) and within a few days of starting that it was better... maybe 4 days total? (but only two of those were HORRIBLE...) 

Brewtowngrl

Interesting about the valtrex.  They didn't give DS any meds so i guess that ends my comparison.  Plus, I am pretty sure there isn't a toddler dose of valtrex:)

lvisser

Brewtowngrl:

Interesting about the valtrex.  They didn't give DS any meds so i guess that ends my comparison.  Plus, I am pretty sure there isn't a toddler dose of valtrex:)

haha.. probably not... I felt so silly going to the pharmacy to get the Rx!
 

Nelliep32507

I've never experienced it, but a friend at work's son had it. he is 3. he was out for a week (out of daycare). there is no medicine for it according to the friend and google when I checked that. It is highly contagious. I want to say the doc told her about a mouth rinse (home remedy) but- like I said he is 3 so he was able to swish it around. Don't know if your's would know to do that?

cjswife2007

DD just got over it. It was going around daycare. She started not feeling well on a Friday. Over the weekend she got a 103 fever and was diagnosed with HFM on Monday. She too had little sores in her mouth. We too did the tylenol/motrin, and just made sure she drank plenty- she didn't eat much for a couple of days. My pedi said to give her whatever she would eat so she did have some sherbert and ice cream. She was up crying a lot at night. One tip I can give you is that DD wasn't thrilled about her sippy cups when she was sick with this (maybe they rubbed on her sores). So we took the lid off and held the cup for her and she drank a lot more. By Wednesday she was better and she went back to daycare that Thursday.

cjswife2007

DD just got over it. It was going around daycare. She started not feeling well on a Friday. Over the weekend she got a 103 fever and was diagnosed with HFM on Monday. She too had little sores in her mouth. We too did the tylenol/motrin, and just made sure she drank plenty- she didn't eat much for a couple of days. My pedi said to give her whatever she would eat so she did have some sherbert and ice cream. She was up crying a lot at night. One tip I can give you is that DD wasn't thrilled about her sippy cups when she was sick with this (maybe they rubbed on her sores). So we took the lid off and held the cup for her and she drank a lot more. By Wednesday she was better and she went back to daycare that Thursday. Good

teacherjess

I caught it when I worked in a daycare center while in college. It sucked and I was really sick. I had blisters on my hands and toes, which was kind of painful but mostly annoying, but then I had blisters all in my mouth and down my throat. Can they give him anything else? I don't remember what I was on but I was on something for my throat.

I was out of work for a week and in pain for about that long. No appetite and mostly miserable. I would watch his hydration because his throat probably really hurts.