Baby not feeling well

Last Saturday C took a three hour nap...which is a bit longer than usual so I wondered if something was wrong. Sure enough, she had a temperature of 103. Poor little thing. I called her pediatrician, told her C's symptoms, and was told to simply push the liquids and keep an eye on her over the weekend. I believe that they thought C had the flu...but she didn't. On Monday I noticed a bunch of grayish/red sores in her mouth. Her temperature was under control, but still teetering between 99.8 and 101. So both M and I took her to the doctor to find out what was happening and if there was anything else we could do. She refused to eat anything for days and frankly we were more than a little worried.

After examining her little body, the doctor told us that she had something called Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease. However, there was no indication that the virus had spread to her hands or feet. It was completely contained in her mouth. This is called Herpangina (no relation to the herpes virus). The treatment...nothing. Push the liquids because anything else will hurt her mouth and throat. We were to keep giving Tylenol for the pain and make sure she had plenty of wet diapers.

The virus took six full days to run its course. Thankfully she is fully recovered and racing around the place again, happy and content (for the most part).

This is a photo of her taking a break...one of many this past week. After playing for a short time, she would get all tuckered out and have to lie down on the ground for a few minutes before trying to play again.