{"id":2226,"date":"2026-09-30T21:47:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T21:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nulnews.com\/?p=2226"},"modified":"2026-09-30T21:47:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T21:47:47","slug":"my-toddler-woke-up-with-these-tiny-red-bumps-clustered-all-around-his-ankles-the-nurse-line-is-completely-busy-and-he-keeps-scratching-them-what-is-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nulnews.com\/?p=2226","title":{"rendered":"My toddler woke up with these tiny red bumps clustered all around his ankles The nurse line is completely busy and he keeps scratching them What is this"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When a toddler wakes with clusters of angry red bumps circling the ankles, it is rarely random. Fleas love low targets: bare feet, thin socks, loose pajama cuffs. That tight grouping of tiny, intensely itchy spots\u2014often in 2s and 3s\u2014paired with any pet or carpet exposure makes flea bites a very realistic suspect. The good news: they are usually more dramatic than dangerous, and you can start helping tonight.Discover Baby EssentialsBegin with comfort and protection: gentle washing, cool compresses, short nails, and a doctor-approved anti-itch cream on intact skin. Then shift quickly to the source. Comb pets over a white towel, vacuum daily for a bit, and wash bedding on hot. If the rash spreads strangely, your child seems unwell, or the story simply does not fit, trust that instinct and call a clinician. You are not overreacting; you are making sure a simple bite story is not hiding something more.<strong>READ MORE BELOW<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a toddler wakes with clusters of angry red bumps circling the ankles, it is rarely random. Fleas love low targets: bare feet, thin socks, loose&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nulnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nulnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nulnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nulnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nulnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2226"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nulnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2230,"href":"https:\/\/nulnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2226\/revisions\/2230"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nulnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nulnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nulnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nulnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}