Burns on an infant's fingertips

[acupuncturemomma]

So much for a relaxing Mom's Day dinner out at our favorite pizza place My poor little guy He stuck his hand in a piping hot pizza, and has blisters on four fingers.

Ped said to put antibiotic cream on and give ibuprofen. Hard to bandage since he's 8 months old...

Just put in a second call to the ped because I now realize that more than one of his fingers is affected -- four are blistered and the worst one looks a bit white/waxy, which I read can be third degree.

Maybe we'll be off for the hospital after all?

Any similar burn experiences?

[Arianwen1174]

No advice, but I had to send you and your little guy . Hope he's okay!

[Learning_Mum]

DS1 put his hand on the hot element once.

Pretty sure we didn't do anything. Doc said not to bandage it or anything. It did blister but healed nicely. I don't remember if any of them looked waxy......

You could try aloe vera gel, but honestly, if you're concerned about infection I would take him back to the doctor. I personally wouldn't take him to the hospital but then I'm not there and don't know what it's like so it's really a judgement call on your part. I probably wouldn't rush to the ER or anything.