Got a call from nursery today saying she has developed small spots over her foot and i should get her to the doctors and he said it was hand foot and mouth:(

she seems ok and no fever so im hoping its a very mild case has anyone else had to deal with it???

Laura xx

Isla has never had it but my friends dd has had it a few months back. She was given antib for it and she cleared up fine. It's suppose to be quite common in toddlers esp. if they go to a sitter or have other children around them.

Yes my son had it. Its a horrible thing. He was between 1 and 2 when he got it and the spots were horrid, they die down to scab type things. I think if i remember he just had calpol and ibruprofen for the discomfort and im sure he had an antihistamine as well.

I rang up my docs/health visitor and they told me what it was, id never heard of it. I would ask them for advice.

She will have to stay off nursery but again maybe ask docs how long for

gemm x
10+5

Jack had this also from nursery. He was fine in himself just blisters on hands feet and a few in mouth which made eating uncomfortable. Doc told us calpol and no nursery till all gone. I think it lasts about 5-7 days xx

Jess had it a few months ago, blister type spots on palms and in her mouth - made it uncomfortable for her to eat for a few days but some baby nurofen and anti histamines did the trick and after a week she was spot free. Don't worry its very common.
xx

thanks ladies
She seems fine in herself no temp, not grizzly and the tiny little (one) blister she had has gone!!
Hopefully we got away with a really mild case

I have had relatives from Canada calling thinking she had foot and mouth (the animal thing) you'd think they would give it another name!!

Thanks again!

its confusing isn't it! my little boy had this recently- we thought it was chicken pox but it turns out it was this! he was only poorly for a day and then he got the spots that cleared in a week.

hubby got it too which is unusual for adults to catch and he did make a fuss- but thats men!

Anna x