Impetigo :(

[Tinks]

My dd was given a course of antibiotics when she had it.

[onthefly]

Treatment is antibiotics, yes. Oral or topical. It's not much fun. covering will help, too

[Marley&Me]

Yes I have antibiotics and cream. The pharmacist said to use the repeat too, just to make sure it's gone. So that will be 18 days on AB's. Sounds like an awful lot to me They are all around her mouth so too hard to cover, she would just pull it off. Unless I use bandaids???

Were you given an antibiotic cream? My kids have always been given antibiotics, or antibiotic creams.
When DS was a day old the girls contracted impetigo from my bil. Paed said after 24 hours on abs they wouldn't be contagious anymore & could be around him.

Is it possible to cover them? Our last lot, dd2 had one on her leg. Easily covered with a waterproof plaster to stop it spreading & because the gp is so far away now I tried home remedies successfully. Tea tree oil over a week or so was all I used. Took longer, but worked.

Really 24 hours? I was told she is contagious for as long as the blisters are present. And that I might be pushing my luck to have her ready for daycare next Wednesday

[ladybirdflies]

At the schools my children go to as long as the blisters are fully covered by a patch and tap they can go back to school. A bit hard around the mouth though!! My daughter got impetigo when she fell over and scratched her knee at seaworld!

[AlligatorsMum]

My ds 2.8 yrs just had this . Same thing antibiotics for 6 days and after. 24 hrs is fine fonlr contact.
He fell over and got a scab and just obviously got bacteria in it and bam school sores (impetigo)