hand food and mouth

[Raebees]

hi leeds folk!
just to warn you my toddler has hand foot and mouth, so it might be doing the rounds in leeds. esp. at free baby groups in the north leeds area (chapeltown/harehills etc!)

What!
What is hand foot and mouth? Is it a typo or am I being thick? More info please!

its a common childhood illness, nothing to do with foot and mouth that cloven hooved animals get!
its blisters on hands, feet and in mouth, sore throat, pretty uncomfortable, lasts about a week to 10 days. no real complications. think its a bit below chickenpox. so worse than a cold but we aren't talking measles! my poor mite seems just over the worst.

Thank goodness, poor thing. Thanks for the warning.

It's very contagious, and lots going around. There have been several threads about recently.

More info here

Raebees, I came on MN local looking for baby/toddler groups in the north leeds area....any recommendations?

daisy - whereabouts in north leeds are you?
there are some in chapel allerton, i think every morning and every afternoon.
we go to:
play and stay (choto moni bankside primary, harehills) tues 10 - 12.
jabadao (harehills baptist church) weds 10 - 11.30
rhyme time sign time (choto moni, bankside primary)thurs 10 - 11
these are free/ 50p donation.
on fridays i go to a Steiner toddler group up on Street Lane. these aren't drop in and cost about £30 a term.
let me know if you want to go to any of these and i'll look out for you!