Gah!!! Coxsackie virus :(

shiloh17

Omg! I wanna scream! My ds1&2 have hand-foot-mouth (coxsackie virus). My 2 yr old had the ulcers in his mouth 2 wks ago and had the fever for a week. I thought we were over it, but i noticed ulcers on his feet 2 days ago. Now my 3.5 yr old ds has it on his hands and feet! Both kids seem a lil rundown, but not totally miserable. My fear is that my baby (2.5 mos) will get it! His baptism is this weekend, and im disinfecting like crazy to help kill it. Its nearly impossible to say how they got it. We go to tje playground 4-5 times a week, been to museums, and a recent visit to a public swim club. Im so skeeved--but am more concerned about it reocurring! Anybody's child catch this multiple times?

CTFandme

that sucks. It didn't recur in our house and ds only got them in his mouth, but there is hope.  dd was an infant when ds got it and she never caught it. I was very concerned, but it was easier to shield her because she wasn't mobile yet. Good luck! Hope they are all better soon.  

marchbaby

Ugh, my oldest son had it several times as a toddler...traced each time to visiting the same indoor playground.  We stopped going, and its since closed down so perhaps they had a cleanliness issue? 

Anyways, each time he got it my younger son never did.  The doctor said it mostly only affects toddlers, so hopefully your baby will escape without it!  

AnnapolisLari

We dealt with it a week or so ago. DD picked it up at the playground when we went for DS preschool picnic.