Hand Foot Mouth
Hi everyone. My little guy got the dreaded hand foot mouth from daycare. Was wondering if anyone had any good tips for how to keep kids comfortable? My son is SO itchy and not sleeping.
I’m doing oat baths, calamine lotion, diaper cream, Motrin/tylenol.
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Oof girl I am so sorry. My daughter had HFM in August and it was the worst time for us. I wish you luck. Honestly just do whatever you can to survive. My daughter would only sleep on the couch with me. No where else would work so I just let that happen. Watched her favorite movie a lot. A lot of pedialyte popsicles! Those were great. I also put her lotion in the fridge. She hated when I put it on her but I do think it helped after she calmed down. Also I had some oral relief little tablets from teething, if he has any mouth sores I think those were super helpful! Benedryl too depending on how old he is? My daughter is 2 and I would give 2.5ml of benedryl that helped her get some sleep.
Hey mama! So sorry to hear about your LO. My daughter caught it at the beginning of summer. Her pediatrician said cases always spike around then! Have you tried hydrocortisone cream yet? We used the Aquaphor one for the itch, along with oat baths, calamine, and lots of Pedialyte to keep her hydrated.
The dial antibacterial bar soap works wonders to dry out the spots. I always have extra lying around now.
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