Chicken Pox or something else? Spots on hands and feet.

[luna moth]

At work we accept children with HF&M still but all blisters must be covered. I think this is to prevent spread.

Really? We don't - they're sent home straight away until all the blisters have dried. We wash every possible item that may have come into contact with the infected child, and when I was working and pg I wasn't even allowed to touch any of it.

But, yeah, that's what it sounds like to me too. Some kids are really bothered by it, some couldn't care less. But it is very contagious.

[Trillian]

I had 3 of mine come down with HF&M a few months ago. DS1 couldn't eat for nearly a week because his mouth was full of ulcers. He had it the worst. DD1 and DS2 only had two mouth ulcers and a few spots on their feet but because they didn't have a lot of signs, I didn't realise they'd had it until DS1 got it. I kept DS home from school for a week - not much point him going when he couldn't eat properly because he wouldn't have been able to concentrate and his feet were really itchy as well, so I made salt baths for him to put his feet in which helped. But it is one of the things they need to exclude for. Toss out his toothbrush and get him 2 new ones - one to use while he has it and another one for when it's gone. Don't put him in the bath with anyone else and change his towel daily.

I didn't take them to the Dr - nothing they can do for it you just have to ride it out unfortunately but it sounds like your little fella only has a mild case.