Monday, 9 April 2012

Things May Be A Little Quiet Around Here

We have had a sick toddler through Easter weekend. She has been utterly miserable, not eating and barely drinking. We got her into the doctor this morning and he has confirmed she has Hand Foot and Mouth disease (which I think is called Coxsackie Disease in the US). She has almost nothing on her hands or feet but her mouth is filled with tiny ulcer like blisters that hurt whenever she eats, drinks or swallows. It has hands down been my hardest parenting experience to date as she has been begging us to stop it hurting and there is almost nothing we can do.

I would like to think I will get the odd spare minute this week to hop online but with Scarlett out of school for the next ten days I suspect my me time is going to be greatly reduced. Fingers crossed I will get on here a little but please excuse me if I don't as Scarlett's needs are going to come first.

I hope everyone had an awesome Easter weekend and please spare a thought for my wee dot this week.

10 comments:

  1. Oh dear! Hope your lil one will be healed soon!

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  2. Claire I am so sorry that she has been sick-our youngest son had hand mouth foot desease during christmas and it was horrible just like you described it. I hope she is back to her normal good self in no time. If she is anything like our little guy she will make up for the eating and drinking real soon.. All the best to you.

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  3. oh my goodness... oh my gooodness.. how awful how terrible. Poor baby. you hang in there mama..! please send Scarlette some love from the east.

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  4. Oh man, so sorry to hear that. Hope she is better soon.

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  5. oh no! hope she starts feeling much better SOON!!!

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  6. Poor little thing. Hope she's on the mend asap.

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  7. oh no! much love to Scarlett and I hope she's feeling better very soon!

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  8. hope she feels better soon, hugs to her

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  9. Oh, sorry to hear this! Hope she feels better soon!

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