Hand, Foot and Mouth - North Branford,CT

It's uncomfortable. Sore mouth, blisters on hands and feet. Fever/Tylenol. (no more allowing her to "refuse"!!!)
Cold soft food, no carbonation, magic swizzle mouthwash if she can manage it. It will be a miserable 3-7 days but you can get through it. It's pretty common. Good luck!

Don't stress. My son had HFM when he was 3. He felt awful and ran a really high fever for a couple of days, then it went away rather quickly. He got the blisters on his feet but not on his hands or in his mouth.

I know it sounds scary, but it's so, so common and rarely a big deal. Just treat it like you would any virus: rest, fluids, ibuprofen, and extra TLC.

Be aware that if you haven't had it in the past, you might also come down with it — I did. Don't freak out; just give yourself a few days to feel better and it will pass.

Well now-God love you-it's all uphill from here!

First calm down..HFM is not that bad, kids get it all the time. I worked in childcare for years and saw it all the time. She's going to be miserable but do you he's to keep her comfy. She will most likely not want to eat foods, so get her some ice cream, Popsicles any thing that's cold will help with any discomfort. Once again take a deep breath it will be ok:)

We also just went through this. Fever for a day or so, then rash/blisters appeared on hands, feet, in mouth and was over were gone in 5-7 days. Now 7-8 weeks later some of their finger nails on toe nails are falling off and new ones growing through. Had to google why nails were falling off and many responses were HFM. When my kids had the fever i thought maybe strep so took them to clinic and it was in fact later determined HFM. No need to go to clinic it will just be an added expense.
Time will heal, don't stress over it.

Well, there's no point in stressing - it doesn't help you get through it and it makes things worse. What you are dealing with is normal things that parents/people have to deal with all the time. Hand, foot, mouth is a viral infection, nothing your child will be scarred for life from. The tooth is fixed, so your good there. See? They way I look at it is, it could always be worse. If this is all I have to deal with, then I have it pretty good.

It sounds like you may have some anxiety? I think stressing so hard that you break a tooth doesn't sound very healthy. You may want to find an outlet for your stress (hobby, girl time, etc.) or look into classes or therapy on how to better manage your stress.

I used to make everything worse by thinking negatively & obsessing & I am finally to the point where not much gets me upset anymore. I finally realized that sh!t is going to happen in life, and you may not be able to control that, but you CAN control how you react. Stressing is just bad for you, and your kids can feed off of it, too.

My daughter had it about this time last year. Unfortunately this illness spreads SO quickly because it's passed on before the symptoms really show. My daughter had a few blisters on the roof of her mouth, a few on her fingers, and a few on her feet. I've heard of children that have had tons of blisters but thankfully my daughters experience with it was mild. She did sleep a lot and was pretty irritable for about 3 days and was then feeling much better. If your child has it mildly - other than making her comfortable there is not much else to do (we did a lot of couch cuddling!!!). However if she ends up getting a lot of blisters in the mouth to where it hurts to eat/drink there is a coating the doctor may suggest.
Hope she feels better soon!!

My son had it about two weeks ago. He had a high fever for two days then the sores on his mouth. He only coplained when he ate. He ate popsicles, and lots of watermelon and some yogurt. He drank a lot of watered down gatorade so I wasnt worried. IF I cut fruit into small pieces he would eat it, the sores were in the front of his mouth so he didnt like biting into food. If she doesnt like the Tylenol try different forms of Tylenol. She could take Fast melts chewable in either grape of bubble gum flavor. They dissolve very quickly. Read the labels, dosages and mg she If she needs 2 children's she could take 1 Jr strength. My son needed both Tylenol and Advil to combat the fever.

Both of my boys had it and it was really mild. It certainly wasn't as bad as chicken pox. (and even chicken pox wasn't as bad as when I had them as an adult!)

My 2 (2 & 3 y/o) youngest just had it last month, they were exposed at school. My 3 yr old's fever got as high as 105. I would just say respect her loss of apetite don't try to force her to eat as long as you make sure she is VERY well hydrated, she will probably get sores in her mouth or further down her throat (not visable to you). It is "now" recommended that you do not bring down her fever unless she is miserable and not wanting to drink, what I do with my girls is I let the fever go up and try to get them to drink/eat something if they refuse THEN i bring their fever down so I can atleast get them to drink something. What my doc says is that once the body hits 102 degrees the bacteria can no longer grow, that is why they recommend you do not bring down the fever, however if your child feels so sicck and lethargic and refususe to eat more importantly drink, then yeah it's time to bring it down. While her fever is high undress her down to undies, she will probably be cold, cover her in a light sheet, nothing else. My girls got the sores on the tips of their toes and in their throat, and the doc said they could return to school 1 week after the fever broke. My 3 y/o's fever lasted 4 days, my 2 y/o's lasted 2 days. Good luck to you and your lil one, if you have any further questions pls send me a message! :)
oh and btw...the sores on their feet were not bad at all, they looked like little gray flat blisters, they never turned red or bled/oozed anything, they were barely noticeable, but i think the ones in their throats were the most bothersome ones.

My son just got over Hand Foot and Mouth a couple of weeks ago. He didn't have a huge appetite during that time, but boy did he love all the ice cream he got (Doctor's orders to help ease the pain of the blisters in his mouth)! Lol

Other than the lack of appetite, I couldn't really tell that he was sick. He felt a little warm but had no fever. He was a bit of a cranky sleeper, but nothing overly bad.

My son had it when he was about 1 1/2. Besides the fever tge worst part was his throat and not being able to eat or drink. My doctor had me mix children's benedryl and malox. I was amazed at how quickly it worked. Tge only juice I gave him also was apple. No citrus.

If she cam down with it on the 18th she may already be feeling better. My kids, 3 and 6, had it in June. It wasn't really too bad at all. My kids had a fever and were tired for only about 24-48 hours. The sore throat was the worst symptom and lasted longest, maybe 3 or 4 days. My younger one had a worse first day and threw up a few times (she is prone to this) but in 2 days it was just a sore throat and the rash that took a few days to come up. The rash I saw was flat red dots--not sore or itchy. My son had a few rash spots on his butt and legs as well as hands and feet. Only a few dots became blisters and maybe 1-2 per kid hurt or opened up because they were on joints/hands. It wasn't too bad as childhood illnesses go--much shorter and easier than I remember Chicken Pox being when I was a kid. A lot of people I know had this disease this summer and a few with younger kids said it was worse with baby or toddler who was not communicating. much.

Just went through this with my three y/o too. I am guessing he got it from the local public pool and fortunately didn't pass it to anyone else at school!!! From what I have been hearing he had a mild case. I was like you and more of a wreck than he was!!!

On the response from Renae M about the loss of fingernails... My son has the same going on!!! They are random fingers, on both hands and wouldn't be consistent with a physical trauma. Our Ped was baffled by it. Glad to hear now that it was probably from the HFM!!!

A great too I have found though that many might be interested in is a PodCast: PediaCast. On itunes and pediacast.com on the website you can search by subject and find all episodes that refer to what you are looking for. I have learned a ton and this was the first place I went when I got the HFM diagnosis.

Everything keeps saying the blisters show up on hands, feet and in the mouth though. My son had them spread to his ears!! Fortunately only the outsides. I guess they can spread anywhere.

HFM stinks for sure, but it will be ok. Both of my boys had it. The older one had it twice because his first case was so mild! The worst part is the blisters in their throat. I didn't force my kids to eat. Lots of fluids, and they would both eat yogurt. It's smooth, and cold and felt good on their throat (also more filling than liquids). Good luck! Xo