Respiratory: Infant, Maalox

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Hand Foot and Mouth Disease

My 14 1/2 month old had 105.1 temp yesterday and was throwing up. I took him to the dr and they said that he had blisters on his throat and that he had Hand Foot and Mouth Disease and that it is a virus that just has to run it's course. He ate chicken and stars soup for dinner and about 1 hour later he took a drink of his milk and threw up every bit of soup that he had just eaten. We are treating his fever with tylenol but sometimes he throws up as soon as I give it to him. He ate 1/4 cup yogurt for breakfast and kept it down but the...

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Baby with Rash and Cold Symptoms

My 8-month old daughter just started day care this week, and after four days, we're already experiencing some signs of sickness. She's had a red rash on her cheek for the last few days, and I've been using hydrocortison on it. Along with that, yesterday and today her nose is running like crazy and this morning she's got a bit of a dry hacking cough. I called our ped, and the nurse said not to worry if there's no fever and she's eating normally. I have two questions: Any ideas on what could be causing the rash? (Dr said it's...