Hi Hj thats awful your poor little DD, i see Hand foot and mouth a bit as i work in childcare, but never had a child with v and d with it, are the spots fluidy like blisters??? Parents have told me that giving the child icy poles or cool things to eat such as yoghurt, custard etc, helps with the pain from having the blisters as well as keeping her hydrated. We have always been told not to pop the blisters just to let them dry naturally and that while she has the blisters she is still contagious. It spreads really easily especially through dribble and faeces and faeces can be iinfectious for a few weeks after the blisters are gone so take care that you and Dh don't catch it too!Other than that i don't have much more info i'm sorry just that they usually refuse food/drink because of the pain with the blisters in the mouth.
Your friend really should have told you her child was sick because it is sooooo contagious grrr to her.
Hope your Dd feels better soon xxx
PS i forgot to mention that once the temp goes she shouldn't be as miserable but the blisters can hang around for up to a week
Last edited by KimmyF; October 18th, 2009 at 04:36 PM.
: forgot something
tay has had this numerous times. always have v &D best solution we found was lots of baths, 3 a day in a nice luke warm bath and bubbles, not to many clothes, no socks as they irritated her blister son her feet. ice blocks as she gets the blisters all through her mouth and we minimise dairy while she is vomiting.
panadol and nurofen were our saviours.
otherwise im sorry its hard i know but it will get better
tays lasts anywhere from 2 days to 2 weeks depends how bad she has it temp usually goes after 48-72 hours, then she is just itchy and sore
Kimmy - yep some of the spots are fluidy! i have put some fruit puree in the fridge for miss B which she seems to be enjoying - is pretty much the only thing that she will eat! you had heaps of info thanks for that! Hmmm not going to be good if DH or i get it - but im assuming if we were to get it we would have by now????
Her temp has gone down well today it only peaked at 37.6 which is nothing compared to what it was and she is still miserable - cries and cries and cries and hasnt slept and isnt sleeping now! Im home alone tonight while DH is on shift and im so tired!
I hate having a sick bub! its hard on both of us!
kawazuki - 2wks!!!!!!!! B's birthday is comming up soon! my poor little girl is going to miss out on her 1st bday party????!!! oh now im really upset!
I went to the chemist and got some pinetarsol to put in her bath tonight and i have also covered her in calamine lotion! will definatly try more baths for her tomorrow - she loves her baths so that just might soothe her a bit during the day and hopefull make her feel a little more comfortable and sleepy - we haven't had much sleep last night and tonight is looking like its going to be a painful one also!
There is a product you can get that you wipe quickly over mouth ulcers and it hardens straight away - Kenalog or something similar maybe. A chemist would know.
I haven't used it on DD, but SIL tried it on her DD when she had HFM a little while ago. Not sure of any age restrictions.
oh hun i hope she gets better soon. the time tay had it for 2 weeks was when we came back from fiji and i think she got some upset belly aswell. but she was happy after 72 hours just had spots for 2 weeks
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