Hand, Foot & Mouth: Preschooler
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Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
Asked by J.V. from Austin
on February 29, 2008
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I took my son into see the doctor yesterday b/c he had blisters on his hands and mouth. Turns out he has hand, foot and mouth desease, and the doctor said he most like...
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- Hi J. - HFM is very common... your doctor should have told you that. Most kids do get it and often the parents don't even realize it. My son had it and it is beli...
- While it's possible that your child got it from daycare, it's not necessarily the only place. I have 4 children, 3 of which have had HFM, and none of them have ever s...
- My son had it about a year ago. It started on the palms of his hands. In the beggining i thought he was coming down with chicken pocks or somehting. He then got 2 blis...
Hand Foot and Mouth Disease
Asked by D.R. from Cleveland
on August 1, 2007
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i just found out that my 14 month old has hand foot and mouth disease. my doctor gave me a print out about HFMD but i find it to be not very helpful. i have been resea...
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- Sadly you have to let this run it's course. When my son had it I was told to try and make him as comfortable as I could. I couldn't figure out how my son caught it e...
- Hi D.! Unfortunately there's nothing you can do but make your daughter as comfortable as you can. It is very contagious. So if your daughter still likes to put thin...
- My son got HFMD when he was around a year old. I'm pretty sure he picked it up from daycare. It's transmitted through saliva, so he probably got it from putting toys...
Hand, Foot and Mouth......
Asked by C.J. from Kansas City
on May 10, 2011
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I have an in home daycare and just received word that one little boy has "Hand, Foot and Mouth". He hasn't been here since Friday and seemed fine then. Anyway my que...
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- I would def ask my kids' pediatrician. That way you can say,' as per our doctor's advice these are the rules', as opposed to 'a complete stranger on the internet with ...
- my son had that when he was a baby and his lasted about 4 days. i would say as long as he is not running a fever and the soars seem to be gone it should be ok. i dont ...
- I think it's about 5-7 days. My youngest had it and that's about how long it took for hers to go away. She never had the really bad sores though. She had a rash and th...
Hand, Foot and Mouth Diease!!
Asked by A.P. from Johnstown
on December 8, 2006
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Very worried!! My son and nephew both have the hand foot and mouth diease! My son dose not seem to have it very bad, but my nephew is in alot of pain! I am worried tha...
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- Hi A., Unfortunately, it is very painful, more so than strepp throat. Once on antibiotics, they should get better fairly quickly. They also tend to get very high fe...
- My daughter, who is 3, had this 2 months ago. She had it for a week and was in extreme pain.She had blisters on her gums, throat,and even on her teeth. She had a horr...
- My 2 year old had hand foot and mouth 3 times in 2 months and ended up giving it to my 5 year old. It is very contagious but It usually doesnt come back just because h...
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
Asked by A.D. from Modesto
on July 7, 2008
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Hi,
My 3.5 year old son came down with Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease. I was curious if anyone had any experience with this and how long it lasts? Are there any si...
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- Doesn't it concern you that the preschool allows him to go to school like this? Wonder where he got it from? Things that make you go hmmmm! Anyways... since it's an...
- HI A. from my understanding when my kids got it It was because toys were not cleaned and yes it will happen again if they don't clean the toys the right way so tell...
- I have also had this, and it is very painful. I wouldn't send your child to school with it either - for one you don't want to pass it on, and two, he will be very unco...
Hand Foot and Mouth
Asked by T.C. from Des Moines
on June 5, 2010
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My daughter was diagnosed with Hand, foot and Mouth disease yesterday. I am questioning the diagnosis. My daughter has a rash all over her body, tiny red dots some o...
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- HFaM can start in the diaper area and spread to the legs and torso and arms. They also get spots on their hands and feet and mouth. You do not have to get them in all ...
- All 3 of my kids ages 5, 3 & 1 had it last week.. All of them ONLY had it in their mouth & no where else.. They were red bumps w/ white heads on them in the back of th...
- When our daughter had it the spots showed up right away but it seems like it took a couple of days for them to blister. I could never see spots in her mouth, but she d...
Hand Foot and Mouth Disease???
Asked by S.D. from Los Angeles
on July 29, 2008
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Does anyone know about Hand foot and Mouth (HFMD) disease? My sister's kids (one is two and the other is 8 months old) were exposed to HFMD. She is visiting all the wa...
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- My kids had hand, foot and mouth disease when they were small. The doctor says there is an epidemic of it once in awhile. It is highly contagious, but usually not se...
- My 19 mo old DD just finished w/ HFMD and it was TERRIBLE. The saliva is highly contagious and they are contagious during fever (about 5 days) and 3 days after. We are...
- Easy... just call your Ped and get their advice. My daughter had it at 7 months, and from what I remember everyone made it seem like it was no big deal. She didnt have...
Hand, Foot, and Mouth
Asked by C.D. from Dallas
on February 26, 2008
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My son is 9 months old and has never been sick...until today! Ugh...help please...
I picked him up from his in-home daycare today at 2:30 and he had a very high fe...
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- This is one of the worst childhood diseases in the sense that there is so little you can do for your baby to make him comfortable. Tylenol doesn't seem to do much goo...
- my first son had it, but he never ran a fever with it. he just had the spots. things you wouldnt even think of cause this. like the shopping carts at the store. the...
- My son had this when he was little, it was not fun. It lasts about a week or so, but the fever is just a few days. He had sores in his mouth so it was difficult gettin...
Hand Foot and Mouth- Yowza!
Asked by E.O. from San Francisco
on August 12, 2011
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Hi- looking for some advice. My poor 3 year old son has Hand Foot and Mouth Disease. Realized it Tuesday night and got him into the doctor on Wednesday. He is totally ...
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- My son was older when he had it (6 I think). The magic swizzle mouthwash made a big difference but your son is probably too young to effectively "swish and spit". :(...
- I slept on the couch with my son for 3 nights when he had HF&M (he never was diagnosed with it, but it's what I think he had). It was hard to keep his fever down, so I...
- I feel for you! My son had it when he was 2 1/2 and it was the worst thing ever. He didn't actually have HF&M but a very similar virus on his tongue...which of cours...
Hand Foot and Mouth
Asked by S.C. from Dallas
on May 12, 2009
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My son was just diagnosed with Hand Foot and Mouth and I am reaching out to all you moms who have had a child with this. Between the internet and the Dr. and neighbor...
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- The only thing I can recommend is DON'T GET PREGNANT or even try while he has this. Becareful.
- Stay home till it is gone. It is not worth spreading it. He will be better in a few days, but please don't epose all of our kids to it also and we will do you the same...
- My pediatrician told me it is contagious until there are no more sores. You will unlikely get it unless you have something like lupus or another immune compromising co...
