https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 20 May 2026 11:28:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-my-3yr-old-has-a-canker-sore#post-2375074 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 23:36:06 +0000 littleblessings 2375074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: does that mouth wash soothe them too? I had her use it tonight and I actually didn't have to fight with her about how she has to go to bed even though she has a boo-boo </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-my-3yr-old-has-a-canker-sore#post-2374073 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 10:07:51 +0000 .twist. 2374073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Synchronicity: YES. Although, I find stress AND sugar cankers the worst. 2 weeks and they are huge! I just got over one too, and it was gone in a few days after using that mouthwash. I love it. </p> <p>@littleblessings: I don't think you can "know" if your kid will get them a lot or not. Neither of my parents or brother get them at all and I have gotten them since I can remember. Just bad luck I guess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-my-3yr-old-has-a-canker-sore#post-2373775 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 22:38:35 +0000 littleblessings 2373775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you for all the tips. I didn't think little ones got cankers so I was far from prepared! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-my-3yr-old-has-a-canker-sore#post-2373765 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 22:16:11 +0000 MrsYellowJacket 2373765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get them all the time and rinse with warm salt water a few times a day and they're gone within 48 hours. It doesn't burn so I assume you could do the q tip trick if your afraid of swallowing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-my-3yr-old-has-a-canker-sore#post-2373763 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 22:15:05 +0000 Synchronicity 2373763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littleblessings: wanted to add, poor kid :( I sometimes use a numbing gel (orajel makes one for cankers) but it really stings to apply. Swishing with warm salt water helps a bit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-my-3yr-old-has-a-canker-sore#post-2373761 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 22:11:16 +0000 Synchronicity 2373761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: I just discovered that mouthwash a few months ago and it has honestly been a life changer. I have a canker right now that is literally the size of a dime... It hurt so damn bad to talk and eat and drink even water. Three days of using that stuff and it's on its way out! They used to hang around for 2 to 3 WEEKS.</p> <p>Does anyone else find stress cankers to be on a whole different level? Like if I bite my cheek and get a canker, it usually only lasts a week. Stress related cankers last for 2 to 3, easily. Wtf?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-my-3yr-old-has-a-canker-sore#post-2373689 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:59:17 +0000 ElbieKay 2373689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get those, usually from mouth trauma (when I bite my lip or cheek). They used to reeeeeeeally bother me, and I would have to take Advil to get them to stop throbbing. Then I discovered that if I take some lysine -- it's a vitamin supplement -- right when the trauma occurs, then they barely hurt at all. It was a real game changer for me.</p> <p>I don't know if lysine is safe to give a 3yo though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-my-3yr-old-has-a-canker-sore#post-2373651 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:32:49 +0000 .twist. 2373651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littleblessings: If she can spit I wouldn't worry! I would have her rinse a bit more and if you get that mouthwash I was talking about it doesn't sting or hurt I actually really like it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-my-3yr-old-has-a-canker-sore#post-2373592 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 19:38:00 +0000 blackbird 2373592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a giant one right now. I get them often and my triggers are being sick, stressed, or too much citrus or sugar. I put white vinegar on a q tip and hold it to the spot a few times a day. Makes it go away much faster!!! It burns at first but it's a lesser burn than before. And it heals much much faster </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-my-3yr-old-has-a-canker-sore#post-2373589 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 19:31:08 +0000 littleblessings 2373589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: @MrsSRS: she uses mouth wash on a regular basis and she always spits it all out. She I have her start doing more rinses til it's gone? </p> <p>@hellobeeboston: going to give her cold milk right now. Thank you! </p> <p>@MrsSCB: yeah. I feel so bad. I get them a lot so I know how she feels but I can handle the pain. She can't. I just hope she's a fast healer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-my-3yr-old-has-a-canker-sore#post-2373511 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 17:57:14 +0000 MrsSRS 2373511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can put some of that mouthwash on a q-tip and dab it on so you don't have to worry about spitting it all out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-my-3yr-old-has-a-canker-sore#post-2373498 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 17:39:31 +0000 MrsSCB 2373498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yikes, that is the worst! I get terrible ones from occasionally biting the inside of my lip while eating. Have one right now, actually :meh: Is there some sort of orajel-type product for small children? Sometimes the only thing that provides relief is just numbing the area.</p> <p>ETA: Sorry, just saw the teething gel part so I'm not at all helpful...I just hope she starts feeling better soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-my-3yr-old-has-a-canker-sore#post-2373489 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 17:35:26 +0000 hellobeeboston 2373489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Poor thing. Cold milk helps... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-my-3yr-old-has-a-canker-sore#post-2373470 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 17:18:27 +0000 .twist. 2373470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littleblessings: Yea, you don't want her swallowing that, but if she can do the swish and spit, I think it would help her a lot. Poor girl, I can totally relate. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-my-3yr-old-has-a-canker-sore#post-2373464 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 17:14:49 +0000 littleblessings 2373464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: she has gotten into candy recently. Halloween candy EVERYWHERE. I'll look into getting that mouth wash. I have like a toddler mouthwash that she uses currently. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-my-3yr-old-has-a-canker-sore#post-2373450 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 17:02:22 +0000 .twist. 2373450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>UGH! That is the worst. Does she drink a lot of juice? Or eat a lot of citrusy fruits? Candy? Anything like that you could cut out? </p> <p>I get chronic canker sores and they are the worst so I really sympathize with her. Does she know how to swish and spit? </p> <p>This mouth wash has been a LIFESAVER for me with my canker sores. I don't get them as often any more. I don't even use it on a regular basis, just when I feel a sore starting and use it through till the sore is gone. </p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Colgate-Peroxyl-Mouth-Rinse-Alcohol-Free/dp/B004KVCV6G/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1448920931&#038;sr=8-1-spell&#038;keywords=colgate+mouth+wash" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.ca/Colgate-Peroxyl-Mouth-Rinse-Alcohol-Free/dp/B004KVCV6G/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1448920931&#038;sr=8-1-spell&#038;keywords=colgate+mouth+wash</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-my-3yr-old-has-a-canker-sore#post-2373444 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 16:55:30 +0000 littleblessings 2373444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know exactly where to put this. My DD is 3 and has been crying that her mouth hurts. I never saw anything before but now I see that she has a canker sore. I honestly don't know what to do for her. She just keeps crying. I have given her Tylenol and teething gel for pain and that's not cutting it. Please helpppppppp!!!!!! </p>