13mo - bright red cheeks, is this teething or could it be anything else?

[Annabellemary]

My dd has six teeth already and her cheeks are really bright red today and yesterday, will it only be teething? (don't want to ignore if could be something worse).

She did have a sore bottom the other day which is what usually happens when teething (the cream we use is so good it clears up overnight) and she has woken up a couple of times in the night. She has a runny nose, slight cough etc.

Could be "slapped cheek" aka "fifth disease" and "Parvovirus B19" - google it and see if you think.

If it is, or could possibly be, she will be fine as it's quite a mild illness, but please keep her at home and away from pregnant women as it can be harmful to pregnancies.

slapped cheek also comes with a lacey looking rash - do get her checked out at GP, as it can be so dangerous for pregnant women (there is a risk of late m/c orstillbirth, sadly happened to a v close friend of mine at about 20 weeks

Ramona, that's why I would say don't take her to a GP (where there will be a million pg women) just keep her at home in case it is. It's not very important to your DD whether she's had it or not as it's a mild childhood illness.

Unless you are pg yourself Annabellemary

umm I would say better to have it diagnosed than self diagnose, can always call surgery or nhs direct. It's close contact, not usually sitting in a waiting room, there would be little risk imo. friend is infants teacher

Sorry, OP this has turned into a hijack...

Ramona, you're probably right that it's not that big a risk to others, a 13mo being in a waiting room, but the doc will either say "yeah it looks like it, take her home and give her calpol" or "doesn't look like it take her home and give her calpol" or "I don't know, give calpol" I don't see what it gains the OP's DD particularly to know one way or the other (and chances are GP won't give a conclusive answer). Female GP could herself be pregnant.

Sorry, I have had a stillborn baby, not caused by Slapped Cheek, but I dread meeting a child with this in case I am not immune and I lose another pregnancy. However remote the risk.

If you are in a position to keep DD home then I would just do that and only seek medical attention if DD is ill enough to warrant it, rather than purely for a diagnosis.

Hello, firstly so sorry for the delay, my broadband has not been working.

Firstly, i'm 9 months pregnant so here's hoping it is not this slapped cheek syndrome. The cheeks are red one day but not the next and then red the next. I can't see any new teeth though which is why I was not sure as it is so easy to put everything down to teething.

I am keeping her at home due to my late stage in pregnancy so there is no risk of her meeting any pregnant women other than me.

Cheeks are not red today. I will google it.