We just got over HFM I of course got it the worst!!! Mom life LOL You are actually the most contagious 5 days before you start showing symptoms and then obviously very contagious once you have the rash. My daughter got it first and she went from fever and cold symptoms and then two days later broke out in a rash all over her body then the welts appeared on her toes, fingers and face. Not fun but it was over for her in 4 days, same with our 5 month old. I unfortunately had it for the full 10 days…
So we just got over this, on day five she was STILL getting new bumps and they were so bad. I work at a daycare and it’s the worst case I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen a lot of them! Even her pedi gasped when she saw her bum. Our rule of thumb at my daycare is the bumps have to be scabbed over and no new bumps. Just ask them what their policy is because they are probably not all the same, that’s just my daycares policy! Sorry for your little one. Hopefully just bug bites and not hfm!
My boy just got it. It took 2 days for the bumps to appear. Fever started first and loss of appetite. Be sure to check in other areas too. Mine had them behind his ear, between his toes and in the diaper area.