Fever that doesn't respond to medication?

mlm1128

Anyone's dc have this happen?  DD was sick as a dog yesterday.  Spent the entire day sleeping and throwing up.  Her fever was in the 102-103 range all day, and did not go down much at all with medication.  Maybe from 103.2 to 102.6.  She seems much better this morning, but I have never seen it not repond at all.

*sparky*

No - that has never happened to DS.  I probably would have called the after hours line at the Ped's office.  I'm glad she is doing better today.

KrisBriMcBunny

this is the formula the ER pedi told me to do if fevers dont go down even after a tepid bath...

give a dose of both tylenol and motrin...4 hours later a dose of tylenol...4 hours later both tylenol and motrin..so on and so forth.  but before you do this you should try a tepid bath an hour after you first give tylenol.  If the fever is still not down then do that formula 4 hours after the tylenol.

Zenya

 I wouldn't have worried unless the fever was much higher.

mlm1128

Zenya, that's why I didn't worry and call someone.  She gets 105-106 fevers when she is really sick, so 102-103 is minor! It is a little scary when a 3 year old keeps telling you I just want to lay down, but she was sick.

*sparky*

mlm1128:

Zenya, that's why I didn't worry and call someone.  She gets 105-106 fevers when she is really sick, so 102-103 is minor! It is a little scary when a 3 year old keeps telling you I just want to lay down, but she was sick.

Oh wow - the highest fever DS has ever had was 102.5 and it responded to Tylenol.  If he had a fever of 105 I would be in a complete panic.