WHAT are these sores on poor ds?

Sorry I don't have any advice but I hope it heals up soon.

Aww! Poor baby! You're right- it does look like blisters that have broken. Chemical burn from the gel, maybe? I don't know...but hope it heals quickly.

Well. . .I'm still taking him to the drs, but I wanted to answer some questions. Yes, there are more. There are about 5 around his inner legs and creases, and there are two on his scrotum and 2 on his penis as well as a couple under his scrotum.

Also, I've examined them a little more closely and I really think they could be fire ant bites gone bad. There are still a couple that are the red circle w/a small blister on the center. So, that could be it. I cannot imagine his horror as he probably couldn't voice what was wrong. If this is the case, it would have happened on fri. or sat. bc i saw the blisters on sun. Fire ants in your pants are not funny. And to think I just had soaker shorts made w/an ants in your pants theme.

Poor guy. My DS got over 70 fire ant bites when he was 15 months old. They had infested his carseat when MIL left it out in her yard, and attacked him on the way home...and we got held up by a train. It was so awful. I didn't realize why he was crying until we got him out of the car. (He would often cry in the car...especially when leaving MIL's).

I'm sorry if I sounded like I was accusing, that spot just looks so painful.

Hmmm. . .impetigo--could be, could be. Dr. appt is today. JoAida--you didn't offend me. I was just quick in my response and didn't feel attacked at all, just felt understood. I don't have as much time on computer as I used to, so all my responses tend to be quick and to the point--abbreviated, if you will! Thank you all for responding so quickly and for feeling my ds's pain. I'll let you know what dr. says. Warmly, Stephanie

I'll guess viral. I don't really know though. Does he have sores anywhere else? Back of throat? Hands? Feet? Could be Hand Foot and Mouth disease if so.

Hope you find out today! Good luck and best wishes!

Well. . .no other sores anywhere else, Well, I take that back; he has a blister on his heel that went bad from an ant bite that I KNOW happened--and it kept getting bigger and bigger. Then, he had this small cut on his knee that kept getting bigger and bigger. This is sounding more and more like impetigo to me. It just didn't occur to me that he would have this, but you know what. . .he was digging in the dirt last weekend and had it all under his fingernails. And then, there's the new puppy. Ugh. My life just got dirtier and germier. I'm off to take a shower. :LOL

Thank you everyone for all the hugs. I haven't been here in awhile cause well, I was busy homeschooling and taking care of three kids and I was trying not to spend $$ on diapers that we seem to be using less and less of (PT around the corner, I'm sure). You all make me feel accepted.

Ugh, I had virals like that.

Hope he heals up fast, I'm sure it just kills you everytime you see the sores. Hang in there!

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See. . .this is exactly what I was thinking. And the first thing my ped said when she saw his scratched up legs was, 'oh, his eczema has really flared. Are these bites?' And, well, they're mosquito bites, but he's scratched them so that they bleed. and his face around his mouth is out of control--I have to put clotrimazole on it bc he drools so badly that it breeds yeast. And, I happen to think that he's scratched his bum and groin from the eczema and THAT's how they got infected. His skin is sensitive all over no matter what it is up against. I think the babysitters PROBABLY left that disposeable on too long or he's built up that immune reaction to it from the times I've used them before. I don't know. (I always question my ped. Do you think it's possible ever to find one that you trust implicitly).

Anyway, the dr. suggested disposeables, but Eliot said he wanted his "sof" dipe on. So, that's the way we'll go!

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That is the thing, doctors are human and do not always keep up with all the new information that is out there. I know from experience that my sons get blisters from their eczema at times due to sever allergies. My one son is allergic to protien and I have been telling my family doctor this since he was born but she kept saying no way. Well I finally got to see a decent ped and he knew right off he has a sever protien allergy and cannot have anything cow period! HE has been off cow for over a week and man what a difference in him. HE has totally changed.

I also get the blisters on my hands that later pop and are all red. I have eczema but am very allergic to perfumes and plastics. Doctors are human and regardless how much education they have someone like my son and me can throw them for a loop. They forget that although we are all similar we are all very different also.

I hope your baby heals up fast and you figure out exactly what the cause is so your not having to go through it over and over as I did.

Take care