Any one have little ones with hand, foot and mouth?

[WorkingMummy]

My LO has it and the poor thing is really uncomfortable. It is self resolving, so not looking for medical advice. Any tips how to relieve mouth pain and skin lesions?

[jennyh]

My daughter had it a while ago and yes it did resolve itself and improved quickly, in a matter of days. She found the mouth ulcers were the worst, no real tips but cold yoghurt and fruit smoothie pouches plus calpol etc. good luck. It's sad to see them poorly. :(

[WorkingMummy]

Thank you. Will by in some yoghurt and ice cream tomorrow. hope our little outbreak does not spread to my 5 month old, who is only now finally getting over whooping cough and has had quite enough discomfort for such a little one.

[kristymac1]

Can you use something like anbesol? It's great for ulcers, teething gums etc and definitely comes in child form. My daughter had it and it's pretty grim for them (and us - highly contagious:-( )

[Saffron]

I second anbesol, very effective. You can also try having your LO swish a little liquid Gaviscon around in the mouth, or mix a little with milk or water to sip. This helps with any kind of ulcerative mouth pain, not just Coxsackie virus.

I would avoid or be cautious about generic preparations of baby ibuporfen. I had one of these through the GP for Little Saff, but the suspension was much more acidic than branded baby Neurofen. It was obviously painful on her throat. I tried some myself, and it was nasty. I put it in the refrigerator and we only ever used it as a last choice if we'd run out of branded Calpol or Neurofen.