On Monday I received a phone call at work from Sam's babysitter. Sam had a little fever. We talked about giving her some Tylenol, laying her down for a nap, and calling me back if the situation worsened. Luckily, it did not. We thought nothing more of it.
Tuesday night when I picked Sam up from the babysitter she had this little rash of tiny red dots. Mostly it was on her head and neck. I didn't think much of it- the babysitter mentioned that they had been outdoors and it could easily have been heat rash.
Wednesday morning when she woke up she was covered in it so I took her to the pediatrician. He could not find anything in particular wrong with her, and recommended Benadryl as needed if she seemed bothered by it. Away we went.
Tonight my husband was putting Hayley to bed and he asked me about her rash.
Rash? What rash on Hayley?
He says, "the one on her face- it looks a bit like Sam's." Of course I go running in there.
Yep, looks like she has this little rash starting around her mouth and chin. My husband rubs his hand over it. Then he licks a finger and rubs the rash. He asks Hayley "What have you been eating?"
She says "gum".
Well. Good to know that the rash wasn't contagious. And where on earth did the child get gum? (After she had dinner and a bath no less?)
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