my daughter has had bright red cheeks for 3 days now and I can't figure out why. She was sick earlier this week along with everyone else in the house with a 24 hour stomach bug but she is over it and has not had a fever since thursday and the red cheeks showed up friday. Could these things be connected? She acts fine but doesn't look well (her face is pale except for her bright red cheeks and some around her eyes).
Well since her fever is now back and I have seen pictures of what fifth disease looks like I will assume that's what it is. Thanks ladies. Luckily we have not been around anyone that is currently pregnant so that is not a concern.
My daughter got red cheeks with scarlet fever. She was also 'patchy' on her chest. It is a form of strep throat, and does need antibiotics. I would take her to the doc just to confirm it is not her throat. I am not a huge doc fan either, but some things cannot be left untreated.
yeah sounds like 5th's Disease and your daughter is in the "slapped checks" phase. It's just a virus. Not really a big deal. They usually get a fever for a few days, then the red checks and then some but not all will break out in little red bumps all over the abdomen...maybe legs and arms too. That again will last for a couple days and then she will be over it. It is very contagious but once the red bumps show up (which by the way don't itch or anything) it's not contagious anymore and it's one of those diseases where once you have it you never get it again. And lots of kids get it and don't know it cause they never get the bumps so parents just think they had a bad cold or something. So you've most likely already had it when you were young. So just give her meds if the fever comes back but she should be over it in a few more days.
sounds like dry cheeks put vasaline on them my son always got them when it was real coldout.
It could also just be teething. A trip to the doctor would no doubt set your mind at ease. Good luck :)
If it is Fifth's Disease ensure that you let anyone you know that is pregnant and has been around your family. It can be fatal for a fetus/baby in the womb if left untreated. Mom and baby both have to be monitored throughout the pregnancy. I had a friend who lost a baby when her son got Fifth's Disease and she didn't realize she needed to get treatment because she was exposed while pregnant.
I second Fifth Disese. It's going around a lot right now. It's just a viris and in young children usually goes unnoticed. It's if you get it as an adult that it kinda sucks.
It just made it's way through the house here. My youngest got the bright red cheeks followed by a lacy rash all over her body, espeically on the arms, legs and torso. I got it as well, adults will often have itching and joint pains. My oldest son got it too, his was somewhere between mine and my daughters. Neither my son nor I got the red cheeks though (he's almost 10).
It's nothing to worry about. By the time the rash appears you are no longer contagious. It clears up in a couple weeks.
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My youngest is fair skinned so anytime she doesn't feel well it presents in her cheeks and the whites of her eyes are not clear, red and hazy.
It's kind of nice because I always know when she doesn't feel good. I call her tomato face as her cheeks get so rosy she looks like a tomato.
Google Fifth Disease (slapped cheek). It's nothing scary. A virus, but look up the symptoms and see if that is what your baby had. My son had this during his first year.
