Halp!!!
DD2 has hand foot and mouth. DH just found sores on his tongue and roof of mouth. Last time he got HFM, when DD1 had it, he also got shingles at the end. His already shitty immune system was just shot.
Poor guy was out of commission for basically two weeks.
He already takes multivitamins and echinacea pills. Hit me with your best immunity booster tips!!!!
grapefruit / 4361 posts
DS (4mo) is getting over it, and DH just got it 
lots of water and rest and emergency-C for the immune system and Tylenol and Chloraseptic for treatment. If the sore throat gets very bad, Dr's can prescribe a lidocaine rinse for adults.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@DesertDreams88: yeah -- this is the fourth time HFM has hit our house.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
Quarantine him when someone gets sick?
Kidding, kind of. I also have a husband that gets sick when someone in another state sneezes. I think part of it for him is getting enough sleep.
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
I've been taking elderberry syrup products when I'm worried about getting sick- I think these pastilles helped the most (https://www.amazon.com/Sambucol-Pastilles-Black-Elderberry-Count/dp/B00I05J580). Elderberry, zinc, and vitamin c.
But I took it all and still got my toddlers awful cold.
grapefruit / 4800 posts
My daughter had a HFM like virus this spring. I put breastmilk directly on the rash and I think it helped (I only put it on one arm at first so I could compare arms). I have some breastmilk frozen and sometimes give it to the kids if they have a fever.
I also try to get the kids outside at least for a bit of it's nice weather. I feel like they start festering inside so I air them out a bit when they're sick 
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@Alba4: @Pumpkin Pie: we already take daily probiotics and drink kefir almost daily. S:(
@Maysprout: LOL to festering! Right now 95% of it is in her mouth. She cries when she tries to nurse even though she wants to.
@looch: LOL that IS my husband.
pomelo / 5298 posts
I'm not sure if it will help in this case, but I give our pre-schooler Elderberry product daily. Either her immune system IS better or it IS working because she went the whole school year without missing a day. Her sicknesses were all well timed to weekends. And it really was only two.
persimmon / 1431 posts
Other than supplements, I think lifestyle is also a factor. Try to get plenty of sleep, eat healthy, exercise.
grapefruit / 4800 posts
@regberadaisy: oh wow, poor thing. I wonder if you could call your ped and get a recommendation for something safe that would numb her mouth a bit so she can nurse easier.
pomegranate / 3983 posts
At first sign of sickness we have apple cider vinegar and raw garlic. The easiest way for me is to add those into our salad dressing, but I've also added ACV into a tea with ginger and honey. And garlic with whatever food. Vitamin D is important too so we try to get sunshine daily as much as possible.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
I'm not even exaggerating but DH legit has the worst immune system. Minus the sleep aspect --2 low needs sleeper kids
@Pumpkin Pie: minus beer he does not even indulge much in guilty pleasures any more! Our fast food is Wendy's and that's once every 3 months or so. He doesn't even have a sweet tooth! I'm way worse than him
@MamaG:
@Baby Boy Mom: we actually cook with raw garlic a lot. ACV is a staple in our house for pickling. But I can't say we've had it raw although I've read a lot about its health benefits.
But....I'm
Skeptical.
persimmon / 1431 posts
My DH suddenly started using mouth wash every single day 2x/day. I asked why, and he's convinced that its helped him get sick less.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@Pumpkin Pie: LOL! That actually does make sense....
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