Fungus: Infant
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Athlete's Foot During Pregnancy??
Asked by A.T. from Austin
on September 20, 2008
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I was just wondering if anyone has experienced athlete's foot during pregnancy? I'm 32 weeks pregnant and my foot has been itchy for the last few days. My husband look...
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- A. - since you can't call your OB, just ask the pharmacist, they are very knowledgable about that stuff. Sometimes more than the doctor! D.
- First -- big congrats on the new arrival!!! May sound silly, but if you soak your feet in a vinegar/water mix (50/50)it does pull out the itchy feeling. Don't need...
- Hi A., Try soaking your feet in hot water with Apple vinegar. the smell is strong but it worked for me and several other people that I know. It also makes your feet...
Can Toddlers Have Athlete's Foot?
Asked by L.H. from Enid
on October 20, 2008
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My son is 20 months old and I think he might have athlete's foot. He has been scratching the bottom of his foot and there is cracking skin between his toes. I thought ...
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- My six year old has athlete's foot and the doctor prescribed a cream for his feet and told us to keep his feet dry. To get the mesh like tennis shoes and to spray sec...
- Of course they can. All they have to do is walk barefoot where someone with athletes's foot has been and keep his little feet locked in hot sweaty shoes for the rest o...
- My son had athlete's foot around 2 years of age. His symptoms were the same as you've mentioned. I did take him to a doctor and was given an ointment that cleared it...
Has Anyone Heard of a Toddler Getting Athlete's Foot?!
Asked by A.K. from Missoula
on January 13, 2009
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Hello! I love this site and the mothers who make it such a great resource! So here I am again...my two year old daughter appears to have athlete's foot. Her dad has be...
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- Toddler?! How about a newborn??? And they share it! I never had it my life and then I got it from my newborn. I had no idea what it was, and we were hanging out wi...
- After fighting foot fungus for years, my dad heard of a cure that he loves... Vick's Vapor Rub. He puts it on clean dry feet at night before bed and has the nicest fe...
- Athlete's foot is a fungus issue. VERY stubborn. The first thing I would do is get your daughter (and your husband) on a very high quality probiotic (you can get t...
Seeking Advice for Treatment of Athlete's Foot for My 18 Month Old
Asked by D.W. from Stationed Overseas
on April 8, 2008
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My daughter is 18 months old and appears to have athlete's foot between 2 toes. Does anyone have any advice on how to treat it. I try to make sure that her feet stay...
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- I'd be really surprised if it's athletes foot, but it could be a yeast infection. Try a little monistat cream and rub a little in between the toes. My daughter had a ...
- My doc. thought my son had athlete's foot last summer, and he wasn't yet two. His feet were peeling a lot. So, he told me to use baby powder on his feet whenever I p...
- If it is athlete's foot then pouring 1/2 bottle of peroxide in her bath water and letting her soak will clear it up. I did this for my girls when they were getting ye...
Little Guy with Toenail Issue
Asked by B.S. from Philadelphia
on April 14, 2008
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I have just noticed a toenail issue with my 13 month old son. One of his big toenails is loose and sort of yellow. another smaller toe has the yellowing but it is not ...
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- If it is fungus, try soaking the toes in Pau D'Arco tea (found in the grocery store,or GNC) every night for a couple weeks until it clears up. My mom had fungus under ...
- We had a problem like this with our son a few months ago. Thought it was a fungal problem, but our ped said that it was actually caused by a trauma to the toe--his sho...
- my daughter had a similar problem, yellow and thickening of a toenail (her baby toe). It began at about 8 months and she just grew out of it after about 18 months with...
18 Month Old Fungus in Toenails?
Asked by A.S. from Las Vegas
on May 2, 2009
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I noticed in the bath tonight that both my daughter's pinky toes are black in the outside corners. I actually noticed this on one side the other night and blew it off ...
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- A., You have some good advice here. But, I would suggest taking her to the doctor. My son got a fungus that we thought was just athlete's feet on his two big toes. ...
- Hi A., Sounds like a fungus to me. This foot fungus is probably in the same family as athlete's foot, ring worm and even yeast infections. You can use athlete foot s...
- My hubby has the same problem and was told by his general doctor that he could use VaporRub because it has eucalyptus and it kills the fungus.
My 3 Month Old Has Fungus on One of Her Nails!
Asked by L.K. from Los Angeles
on July 16, 2008
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Somehow my 3 month old managed to get a fungus on her nail. It's on her index finger on the left hand. And now that her hands are in her mouth all the time, so is th...
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- L., I have had fungus under my fake nails before and I use Fung Off. Its a topical solution that can be found at the beauty supply store. Good luck
- Hi L.: I know this will sound weird, but dab some listerine (yes, the mouthwash listerine) on it a couple of times a day and that may help. My 14 month old daughte...
- Try Tea Tree Oil http://www.google.com/search?q=does+tea+tree+oil++help+fingernail+fungus&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
Althetes Foot?!!!
Asked by T.L. from Fresno
on April 17, 2007
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My daughter is eight months old and her feet are pealing really bad, it looks almost like althetes foot. they dont smell they are just really peely. Has anyone ever ...
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- Your daughter has eczema, as the first woman posted. I had it as a baby, my sister had it, my daughter has it - we have sensitive skin, and still get little patches of...
- I had eczema when I was little, My daught has mild eczema and my nephew Davion has a severe case of it, but I've personally never seen it peeley, Our looked like patch...
- I have a 9 month old son. I took him to the doctors because he had dry spots of skin, which started on his arm and was spreading, at the time he was 5 months old. He e...
Foot Care
Asked by D.C. from Portland
on February 18, 2009
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Any moms out there that have a good remedy for dry feet. I have the worst dry feet. I try lotion every night, with and without socks. Nothing seems to help. I have...
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- Have you checked with a podiatrist or doctor? My girlfriend had a case of chronically itchy, dry feet that would peel sometimes. She brought it up with her doctor at a...
- bag balm! it works wonderfuly! coat your feet at night, then put on socks... if you keep it up for a good week straight it should do the trick... then maintain by doin...
- Keihl's products are pretty amazing, if you've never tried them. Also, you could try applying vaseline at night and sleeping with socks on.
Fungal Toenail Infection on Infant
Asked by L.C. from Dayton
on September 24, 2010
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Can anyone give me advice on how to safely remove my 10 month old son's fungal infection on his toenails? Thanks!!
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- Do you breastfeed? I'd pump some milk and soak his toes in it. Breastmilk has natural anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties!
- I tried Vicks last summer and although it seemed as though it may have been helping, it certainly didn't get rid of the fungus. I was a little inconsistent about it t...
- I have heard that vick's vaporub will take care of it, also, hydrogen peroxide.
