Its been about 10 days since I started the treatment. I wrote kind of in a frenzy yesterday from the effects the apple cider vinegar had on her back. However, after a day of not touching it, the burn is very superficial, and is scabbing over. It looks like the kind of scratch you get when you fall off your bike and skin your knees.

SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE.

I think I tried to combat it too aggressively. Once she heals, I am going to start again, and this time, be a little less fierce about it. I was really desperate to get rid of them.

There is some GOOD news, though. In the days I have been doing it, , 6 out of the 24 bumps have scabbed over, and are gone.

I'm still doing the daily foot baths with the water/ACV mixture to see if I can get rid of the one on her other foot.

The only ones that have really reacted to the ACV are the larger ones, or the ones that have gotten larger in the process. The small ones, although slightly redder, look about the same. Some may be a bit bigger, but enough to be called LARGE.

Also, they haven't spread anymore. *fingers crossed*

Update from last nights treatment

If you read my previous post, we were continuing with the ACV (apple cider vinegar). We have been doing this for a little over a week with great results. Three molluscum bump have scabbed and gone away. However, the ACV does irritate the skin. Yesterday has been the day where she complained the most about the sting. Between the ACV, and the putting on, and pulling off the bandages, her skin has gotten really, really irritated. I'm giving her a break from applying the ACV the bandaids for a few days until she heals.

However, I must say that yesterday's treatment did not got to waste. Two more bumps have turned black and scanned, possibly three, but one was too small to tell yet. Especially since the skin in so red from the irritation. The one on her foot didn't turn black completely, but got really white and puffy, with a black center.

Since I'm giving her back a few days to heal, today we will be today a foot bath to get rid of the one that is about to scab, and to start tackling the other one on her foot.

I am indecisive if I should add Neosporin to her irritation or just leave it alone. I may just put it around the bumps. I've read that lotions or ointments can help spread them, and we definitely don't want that.

I've also changed her vitamins for the Flinstone's immunity ones. It has a lot of vitamin c, so hopefully this helps fight it from the inside out.

This has been a daunting task for both of us. She doesn't want me anywhere near her bumps and I want to heal her as quickly as possible. She cries. I cry. We all cry. I've lost sleep over these things. I feel like a bad mom for putting her through this, but I think I would feel equally bad if I allowed her little body to get consumed in bumps.

Also, I fear for my unborn baby. I'm not sure what will happen there. I'm constantly checking myself to make sure I haven't contacted MC. I'm fearful that a few months after birth, the baby will show signs of bumps, too. I guess time will tell.