Hand foot & mouth

Has anyone had a child that has or had hand food and mouth and has advice on managing it? I took my son to the hospital today and been told he has it I was told to just monitor him and theres no treatment but I just want to do things at home that are going to help him if anyone did anything to help it?

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Hi, my son had it a few months back.
Honestly it’s the most horrible thing I’ve ever witnessed I felt so bad for him…
We had LOTS of epson salts (soothing and healing) baths and coconut oil (antiviral and soothing) baths. He was calm in the bath, it must have helped sooth the sores and it gave him (and us) a mental reset.
We sanitised EVERYTHING he touched, got rid of all but a few easy to clean toys and books. Washed our hands a lot but hubby myself and our newborn didn’t get it so must have been a good thing.
Every syringe, dummy, bottle that was touched by saliva was washed and sterilised after every use.

Just prepare yourself, it’s not nice AT ALL to watch, but it’s really only a few really bad days and they start to pick up.. 🙌🏽

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