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Well, mine was sick, but only for a weekend. I picked him up from daycare and they said he was running a fever (normally they'd call but I was going to be there soon to pick up anyway).

It was a rough weekend--he barely ate, was up so much during the night that we just brought him to bed with us (he wanted to be close to us), and we pretty much vegged on the couch watching movies during the day and trying to keep him hydrated (and giving him whatever food he would eat--lots of bananas)
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By Monday he was fine to go back to daycare (some marks still, but not blisters, and no fever for 24hrs which is what our daycare needed).

So it sucked for a few days but ended up being a pretty mild case that passed quickly. Hope you get an easy go of it!

My little one had it over Christmas and it was not a terribly big deal. I don't think she ever got a fever, or if she did it was a mild one for just one night (can't remember). Besides the blisters, the main thing I noticed was that she had some fairly rough nights (up crying for an hour+, wanted to sleep laying across my chest - could also have been due to the fact we were traveling/at my sister's house or teething) and was crankier than usual for the first day or two. After that, they scabbed over quickly. We still had a great trip!

My LO started to get sick on a Thursday and was fine by Monday. We left for a four night backpacking trip on Tuesday and she was totally fine. She had a mild case (2 days of fever, some rash on her belly and feet).

We had a rough weekend and that was it for the blisters. Hope your LO feels better soon

My LO had HFM around Easter. She had a fever, diarrhea, diaper rash and a handful of blisters. So pretty mild. Didn't seem too bothered by it. But DH got it BAD. Really bad. So be careful that you don't catch it. Lots of hand washing and forgo kisses around your babe's mouth.

LO had a very mild case. She had a low grade fever for one evening. And she never really had a mouth issue so feeding was never impacted. Her spots/blisters were mostly on her extremities but not necessarily hands and feet.

Make sure you and DH are very cautious. My DH got it about 10 days after LO and he had a much more severe case. His hands, feet and throat were covered. He ended up losing all of his fingernails as well from the blisters.

Our family ordeal was just before a vacation as well. DH was miserable for about the first 3 days.

@JennyD: We just dealt with this a couple weeks ago. My DD got it from daycare. She had a mild fever and runny nose and got those little bumps on her thighs. The next day she had red spots on her feet and the palms of her hand. We took her to the pediatrician and he said she had a few sores in her mouth. She didn't do too bad. Three nights of a few night wakings. I gave her a bottle with an ounce or two of cold water when she woke up.

Things that helped her were drinking bottles super cold (I even put an ice cube in one!) and sucking on frozen peaches in one of those mesh feeders. I also gave her infant ibuprofen at night. She also got some diarrhea from it so I made sure to use a ton of diaper rash cream.

I caught it from her and I think I had a worse experience than DD did! I had terrible sores in my mouth, but they only lasted 3 days. I also had sore spots on my feet and hands but they didn't turn into full blown blisters. I stole some of my daughter's Orajel from teething to use - I know they make it for adults, but I really didn't want to spend the money when I knew they'd go away in 3 days. The baby kind totally worked.

@JennyD: glad it isn't HFM! Enjoy your vacation!