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Anyone's LO had Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease?
So I thought DS was just teething really bad. But after he still refused to eat breakfast this morning (making it 2+ days since he's really eaten anything) I called the doctor. They said I could bring him in to make sure it's not something else. So I bring him in and tell her that DC did have hand, foot, and mouth disease, but it wasn't in his room. She looked in his mouth and he has a bunch of little red sores in the back and one on his tongue. We did try to look for this, but he won't hardly open his mouth so we couldn't see way in the back. He doesn't have a rash or blisters on his hands or feet. Any experiences or advice would be greatly appreciated. I bought him some pediasure and yo-baby drinks so hopefully he will get something in his stomach
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Re: Anyone's LO had Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease?
DD has had it a few times. The first time (around a year old) she was very sick. high fever and just laying for 4 days. it was awful i never actually saw the sores b/c she is crazy about anyone looking in her mouth. she never got it on her hands or feet.
as you know it is a virus, so no meds. just tylenol/motrin and lots of fluids...also, nothing acidic
hope your little feels better soon
My older son had it this summer. I took him in for a physical, and the doctor suspected he had it (he had a red spot on this hand, and had a really high fever at the office). Anyhoo, he didn't really slow down his eating *that* much, and I think he was only tired and grouchy for about a day. But he had some nasty blisters on his hands and feet, and it took 4+ weeks for them to really go away.
He got a rash on his face after that, and it took months for it to clear up. We checked that out with the doctor, and he said sometimes viruses just cause facial rashes for awhile, so just be aware that might happen, too.
Hope he feels better fast! It doesn't seem like a fun illness at. all.
DS2 - Oct 2010 (my VBAC baby!)
DD had it. Other than being cranky (we thought it was her teeth 'till we looked in her mouth to see them) she didn't really have any issues with it. She had the mouth sores first then by the next day they had erupted on her hands and feet. She had a bunch of bumps. The ones on her hands and feet were kinda hard like warts but weren't warts of course. Here's a pic of her mouth sores.