My poor Jacob's first fever - 103.2! :(

charmcitygirl

My poor little guy!  I guess I should be happy that he's made it this far without a fever.  We just got back from the pedi - no flu, no strep, no ear infection.

So, we just have to wait it out and see what happens.  Even with Motrin it only went from 103.2 to 101.3.  And I've heard that the fever is the worst in the early evening. 

I asked about when would be the cut off for considering the hospital and she said 105!  No way!  Not after what happened to that woman on 12-24 a couple of months ago.  I'm thinking that 104 and we're off to the hospital.  I know that kids can get higher fevers, but I just don't feel comfortable with a fever that high!

Just put him down for a nap.  Hopefully that will make him feel a bit better!

mrsolsenk12

poor Jacob. Glad he seems to be ok and I hope sleep helps. People have told me that Motrin will only lower the fever about 2 degrees at a time so that would make sense. I hope you don't have to go to the ER. High fevers scare me as well after what happened on 12-24 as well.

JGirl2005

Oh no, poor Jacob.  I hope he gets over it soon.  I can't believe you have gone so long without one.  We got out first 103 fever at 3m and had quite a few since then including last weekend.  We alternate motrin and tylenol but sometimes it doesn't bring it down all the way and it takes more than 2hrs sometimes.  We also had it not go down for awhile...

emmyloustu

Oh no! Poor little guy! I hope it breaks soon! High fevers make me nervous too, I am not looking forward to our first one.

dejavu

oh no, i hope Jacob feels better soon.

DS had a 103.6 temp last month.  I gave hime some motrin and a cool bath and it dropped to 101.  By the next morning he was back to his old self. 

hopefully Jacob will rebound quickly.

rispergirl

Poor Jacob!  Don't worry, mama.  He'll be ok.  Just hang in there and keep on top of the Motrin.  Hopefully it's just a little virus and it will be gone tomorrow.

duke'sgirl

Poor buddy I agree, I wouldn't wait for it to get to 105 to head to the ER. You just go with your gut. Hope it goes down soon, and you don't have to worry about a trip to the ER!

wannalil1

Oh poor baby! J had a fever of 104.2 last month at the pedi's office.  It was viral as well, so there was nothing much they could do for her except giver her fever reducing meds.  Her fever did not go down even after a fever reducing suppository at the pedi's office!!  Theye then told me to give Mortin and Tylenol alternating.  Also, If you want to help the fever come down a bit more, leave him only in a t shirt or onesie and use tepid water and washcloths and wrap his feet and put one on his forehead.  We did this for her and it really helped draw down her fever when it was alarmingly high. 

Hope he feels better soon.

jenber77

We're dealing with exactly the same thing right now. It's definitely worse in early evening and we're getting NO sleep. This is day three. I'm exhausted and dreading tonight.

I was told to see a doctor right away when it reaches 40 C (104 F) under the arm. The instructions for my thermometer say to add a degree F when taken under the arm, so I guess also 105 F. I agree with you -- that seems scary high.

We got close to 104 last night...

5Foot

Poor little Jacob!  I hope he feels better and the fever breaks soon.  And I'd totally be off to the hospital at 104.  That would scare the beggezes out of me.