Listing what helps baby/toddler but you can adjust for age! NOT MEDICAL ADVICE PLEASE CONSULT A PEDIATRICIAN!! These are what we had recommended to use and confirmed with our doctor was ok to give.
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Meds
Nourishment
Skin Healing
Sanitizing
Parent Care
Meds
Rotate Tylenol and Motrin every 8 hours to help with pain. Zyrtec daily for itching.
This is more for pain management than fever relief but it helps with both. You want to rotate this with Motrin in case they start getting immune to either.
Infants' TYLENOL® Oral Suspension Liquid
Once daily to help with itching. Give during the day not all kids get drowsy they might actually get wired.
Children's ZYRTEC® Allergy Relief Syrup with Cetirizine HCl
This is more for pain management than fever relief but it helps with both. You want to rotate this with Tylenol in case they start getting immune to either.
Infants' MOTRIN® Liquid Ibuprofen Drops
Nourishment
Keep everything cold to help with soothing mouth blisters. No citrus!
Diluted with distilled water. Great source of electrolytes for kids too young for pedialyte.
Organic Coconut Water & Beverages
Everything offered should be cold due to mouth sores. These keep something in their bellies and soothe.
Sweet Nothings Banana Berry Organic Fruit Pops
Thinned with distilled water to make a chilled yogurt drink. Added mango puree for vitamin C.
Helps keep blisters hydrated and prevents scarring.
Aquaphor Baby Healing Ointment 7 Oz Tube
Keep nails short!!!!! Like nubs we do not want any scratching as that causes infection.
Safety 1st Fold-Up Nail Clippers - 2pk
This is your best friend. Spray everywhere 2-3x per day. It kills bacteria, doesn’t sting. Can’t use in mouth but will keep blisters from spreading once they reach that stage.
BRIOTECH HOCl Skin Spray, 4 oz, Sensitive
Sanitizing
You’re going to wash everything to disinfect but this is for in between those washes. Spray everything fabric especially things you might not be able to wash like upholstery. Use regular Lysol for surfaces. Microban doesn’t kill HFMD just FYI.
