Hand, Foot & Mouth: Toddler
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Hand, Foot and Mouth
Asked by L.B. from New London
on July 23, 2008
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Does anyone have any advice on how to deal with hand, foot and mouth. My poor 14 month old is miserable. She goes through phases where she seems OK then cries for hour...
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- I am so sorry to hear this. I was just telling another Mama who's child had a foot issue, that my son had Hand Foot and Mouth, but it was only on his feet, no other s...
- Oh boy, this seems to be going around A LOT right now. I had my best friends daughters (2 and 6 months) overnight last week. The 2 year old spiked a fever out of nowhe...
- Oh L.....I feel your pain, it's a tough one to get through, especially when they are that little-my oldest had it pretty bad around the same age. I would mix Benadryl ...
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 Virus
Asked by M.K. from Seattle
on November 9, 2008
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Hi Mommies,
My little girl has come down with the Hand,Foot,and Mouth virus. It's our first time dealing with this virus. Have any of you had a child with this viru...
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- M., Think of it as chicken pox. You usually only get it once in your life and are uncomfortable for awhile, but seems to be better that they get it when they're you...
- my ids have had it and I do not remember it being a big deal
- My son had it a couple of years ago. He had a fever and spots in his mouth that hurt. It hurt him to eat anything or drink anything. I gave him tylenol, and that seeme...
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 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......
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 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 B.H. from Kansas City
on September 16, 2008
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My son picked up this hand, foot and mouth disease over the weekend on top of the Rota virus he picked up last week at daycare. Can anyone tell me how long this is co...
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- HFM disease went through my daycare a few months ago and one of the kids' parents took him to the dr and they told them that they are contagious for two days before an...
- Hi,my 3 kids plus 3 more that I watch all had it at the same time. It spreads fast. This is true with most all of them. First it started as a fever for about 2 days.th...
- Hand, foot and mouth syndrome causes tiny blisterlike sores in the mouth, on palms of hands, and soles of feet. It's usually accompanied with mild fever, sore throat ...
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
Asked by J.G. from St. Louis
on October 1, 2008
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I took my 9 month old son to the doctor yesterday and she said he has hand, foot and mouth disease. The doctor told me that he can go back to daycare because it is no...
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- I'm a childcare provider, PLEASE keep your child home for at least 24hrs from the time he starts his Rx. I think that Dr's all have different views on this. That sai...
- My little cousin got this her Kindergarten year of school a couple years ago. Her Mom was told once the fever broke, and she had been on medicine (if perscribed) to wa...
- Not sure what others have responded, but it IS contagious before he shows symptoms and also when he has a fever. By the time the blisters show and you realize it's ha...
