Hand foot mouth disease.. please help!!!

My 11 months old baby girl just got HFMD. The fever has subside but the rashes ( boils) are everywhere esp on her face. The doctor has told me it will subside in few days. But has anyone used any lotion to subside- aquaphor, tubby Todd, calamine ( not sure if we can apply this to the baby). Please helppppp!

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My daughters went is 11 ish days xx

I used calamine. X

Yeeeh... the marks will go. There's no really much that you can use on it.. baby is still small

My daughter had HFMD at 11 months old too. She gave it to my husband too! I made an olive oil and garlic mixture - you can also buy the premade mixture at your grocery store in the produce section. I used a cotton ball and applied it all over her sores. The two of them smelled but it was worth it. It prevented her sores from blistering and just to see the difference overnight was amazing. I kept her in a footed onesie to prevent the oil from getting on things throughout the house and staining. I just kept reapplying throughout the day because you can’t overdose and it’s safe. I also cut up a red onion and put it in her room by her crib so she could breathe that while sleeping. The house might have smelled but worth it and I will most definitely be doing it again if HFMD enters this house.

Bless you! We just went through that about a month ago, the rashes didn’t seem to bother my baby and started to heal within a few days, gone completely within 10 days. The good news is the rashes are the last phrase!! Take care of yourself momma, my husband and I both got it, apparently adults don’t get the rashes, but that was the worse cough / worse I have felt in a long long time. Totally kicked blunt butt. Apparently it’s very common esp if your babe is in daycare!

We used Motrin and Tylenol. It ended up being the Emily thing that really helped besides cuddles

Try an oatmeal bath :( my kids got this from an old friend that brought her kid to a playdate with spots all over him smfh. Get colloidal oatmeal bath packets. Aveeno makes some. Or u can mix it into the lotions/creams if u dont want to mix it in the bath. That helped my kids a lot

Nah it'll just go away. All 3 of mine have had it several times over the years. Mine did enjoy bath time a lot. And applesauce and just carried on as normal. They'll go in mouth, and private areas the worst I use desitin tonsss down there. Otherwise it's one of the least issues they've had.