My baby has blue feet and red, swollen, shiny toes.....

[truffleshuffle]

Well the title says it really.
My dd is 9 months and has always had cold hands and feet that are blue most of the time.Our house is quite cold so I thought this was the reason.
Tonight though after her bath I noticed that three of her toes on one foot were very swollen, red and shiny almost looking like blisters but without fluid iykwim. There were also 3 purple wheels (sp) on her foot sole.
I'm thinking maybe she has a circulatory problem like Raynaud's.
Has anyone any experience of these symptoms?

No clue, but take pictures anytime you see it to show to the doctor.

Tbh, I would be probably going to A&E, or at least calling GP first thing in the morning.

That does not sound good - give NHS 24 or your out of hours service a call. Swollen toes can indicate injury or a blockage.

i don't have experience of it but it would concern me. i'd keep an eye on it for the moment and get her to the GP as soon as you can.

have you checked her again recently?

I'll ring the doctors in the morning then.
Mmm feeling a bit guilty as she's always had bad ciculation but I just thought it was because of the weather etc.

DD2 had this at a similar age. After various tests they decided it was a juvenile type of Reynauds. Her feet and hands would go dark purple and then when they warmed would be bright red. The consultant described it a "unusual perfusion." It would often be worse just after she'd eaten -I guess becuase the blood was diverted to her stomach.

She is now 2.8 now and it rarely happens. I hoep this is some reassurance to you, but I would certainly see your GP about it. I second the photo idea. I initially snapped some pictures on my mobile which the GP said were very useful.

Oh thanks for that Nigglewiggle.
I will see my GP.
I'm glad your DD is ok now

Let us know how you get on. I'd be interested to know if you get the same explanation.

Hmm, but did you check on her since? Did the swelling go down?

Niggle, did your DD also had the swelling and the purple bands that OP is talking about?

Sorry to interfere, but I think you should get your dc down to a&e. Best of luck.

When the extremities were red they were swollen and shiny. I'm not quite sure what was meant by "purple wheels", but she did sometimes have a patchwork on her feet with some parts a normal colour, some red and some purple. The purple areas were never raised.

There are some viruses which cause weals on the feet (some forms of meningitis for example) so it does need checking out, but it's possible she's got cellulitis from a splinter and that needs treating if the toes are swollen. In other words, take photos and seek help. Don't panic but you do need to get it checked :)

sorry what i meant by purple wheels/weals was circular purple marks about the size of a pea. they weren't raised.
i haven't checked since as she's asleep in bed.

Uhmm. Please go and check.

And do a glass test.

Truffle I'll see if I can get a picture on here of DD's feet during an 'episode' so that you can compare. Does she seem otherwise well?

that would be really helpful nigglewiggle.
she's fine otherwise.

Please get it checked asap, you really cannot be too careful :(

no great advice im afraid truffle but i'm with everyone else..please get this checked asap. Keep us posted

ive just got her up and her left foot is warm with shiny swollen toes and her right foot is freezing cold with blue/purple blanching marks on the sole.

She seems fine in herself.

Personally I think I would rather go to a and e to get check than spend time worrying and waiting to see the gp.

I agree sirzy..i would go to a&e to get it checked truffle

Right *Truffle" I think you should be able to see the pictures now. I hope this helps. As you can see from the second picture she was not ill or upset in anyway when this was happening. I found it pretty frightening though, so I can understand why some are suggesting A&E.

Thanks Nigglewiggle for the pics

Does it look similar? I won't leave them up there incase people think I've got some sort of purple foot obsession! But I hope it has reassured you. It can look really scary, but be totally benign. Still get it checked though.

My DS has chilblains on his feet that can look a bit like your DD's sound when they are bad - they start purplish then go red and blistery and eventally the skin peels. He's had them each winter since he was about a year old. He gets them on his toes and on the sides of his feet.