Rectal temp of 100.0

Pennylane824

Would you give tylenol for this? She had shots yesterday and has a bit of a cold. Her normal rectal temp is 99.3.

souledoutgirl

I did when my LO had cold/got shots, just b/c I could tell she was uncomfortable (she was real fussy).

AMYfromKY

That's not even considered a fever.  (100.4 or higher is)  I wouldn't give anything at this point. 

rockchalkbride

Nah, unless baby seems to be fussy/hurting.

Pennylane824

She is acting fussy and not herself, I'm probably going to give her some and see if it helps at all. She really doesn't seem like she feels well at all.

H4'sFan

AMYfromKY:

That's not even considered a fever.  (100.4 or higher is)  I wouldn't give anything at this point. 

My daughter became septic from a UTI at almost three months. Her rectal temp never went above 100.2. We were in the hospital for 6 days while she received IV antibiotics. Please do not make an internet diagnosis in regards to what a fever is. Also, do not respond to this with, "that's what my pedi said", because that answer gets on my nerves.

OP: Sorry your little one is not feeling well. I hope the Tylenol helps, and she feels better soon.

suscq

Pennylane824:

She is acting fussy and not herself, I'm probably going to give her some and see if it helps at all. She really doesn't seem like she feels well at all.

Yeah, I would.  DD slept a lot the day after her shots so if she's fussy now and doesn't feel good enough to sleep, it's just going to get worse and she'll be miserable after a while.

AMYfromKY

H4'sFan:

AMYfromKY:

That's not even considered a fever.  (100.4 or higher is)  I wouldn't give anything at this point. 

My daughter became septic from a UTI at almost three months. Her rectal temp never went above 100.2. We were in the hospital for 6 days while she received IV antibiotics. Please do not make an internet diagnosis in regards to what a fever is. Also, do not respond to this with, "that's what my pedi said", because that answer gets on my nerves.

OP: Sorry your little one is not feeling well. I hope the Tylenol helps, and she feels better soon.

That may be true and sorry that happened, BUT sources say a rectal temp over 100.4 is considered a fever.  She also asked what we would do and I told her.

From Mayo Clinics website: a rectal temperature higher than 100.4 F (38 C) is always considereda fever. A rectal temperature reading is generally 1 degree F (about0.5 degree C) higher than an oral reading.

For very young children and infants, even slightly elevatedtemperatures may indicate a serious infection. In newborns, a subnormaltemperature ? rather than a fever ? also may be a sign of seriousillness.

Don't treat fevers below 102 F (38.9 C) with any medications unlessadvised to do so by your doctor. If you have a fever of 102 F (38.9 C)or higher, your doctor may suggest taking an over-the-countermedication, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol, others) or ibuprofen(Advil, Motrin, others). 

AppleMomma

Yes, I would definitely give her tylenol.  

rebus82

Only if LO seemed uncomfortable. That's not high for rectal - DS's normal is 99.7 - so I would wait until at least 100.4 or so, and even then only if it had been going up or LO was unhappy. 

chiromommyMichelle

AMYfromKY:

H4'sFan:

AMYfromKY:

That's not even considered a fever.  (100.4 or higher is)  I wouldn't give anything at this point. 

My daughter became septic from a UTI at almost three months. Her rectal temp never went above 100.2. We were in the hospital for 6 days while she received IV antibiotics. Please do not make an internet diagnosis in regards to what a fever is. Also, do not respond to this with, "that's what my pedi said", because that answer gets on my nerves.

OP: Sorry your little one is not feeling well. I hope the Tylenol helps, and she feels better soon.

That may be true and sorry that happened, BUT sources say a rectal temp over 100.4 is considered a fever.  She also asked what we would do and I told her.

From Mayo Clinics website: a rectal temperature higher than 100.4 F (38 C) is always considereda fever. A rectal temperature reading is generally 1 degree F (about0.5 degree C) higher than an oral reading.

For very young children and infants, even slightly elevatedtemperatures may indicate a serious infection. In newborns, a subnormaltemperature ? rather than a fever ? also may be a sign of seriousillness.

Don't treat fevers below 102 F (38.9 C) with any medications unlessadvised to do so by your doctor. If you have a fever of 102 F (38.9 C)or higher, your doctor may suggest taking an over-the-countermedication, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol, others) or ibuprofen(Advil, Motrin, others). 

Using Tylenol to mask a potential fever will do nothing to treat whatever underlying cause is behind it, mild or severe.  If LO is acting fine, don't give Tylenol.  If something is developing, you need to know about it.