Urrrgh. Really rough 24 hours.
DD has been sick for a week now. Respiratory symptoms and low grade temp last week, inconsolable crying and fussiness last Wednesday prompting an afterhours trip to CH Urgent Care. Better by the weekend.
Until last night....after four days on antibiotics, and she spiked a temp of 103.9. Motrin alternated with Tylenol every 3 hours, and 102.6 is as low as it goes. We took her to the pedi, and I have had to call them back twice. H1N1 negative/no flu. No explanation. Ears look good, lungs clear. It's viral or possibly roseola (going around like gangbusters right now...time will tell). Nothing we can do except give the meds and take temps around the clock.
We are real close to having to take her into CHMC ER because the meds are not working as well to get the temp down. I even tried a coolish bath, and her temp went UP afterward. I am nervous, and just want the damn fever to go away. So I am the night shift...DH gets the morning shift. We sit and wait...and in an hour we will know if the meds are still not helping...and a trip to the ER. I just needed to vent because I don't know what else I can do.
She has never really been sick. Nothing. No ear problems etc. I am making up for lost time on having to call the pedi after hours. Urrrgh!
Re: Urrrgh. Really rough 24 hours.
Good luck!!! I hope she feels better! Keep us posted!
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Ava went through this exact same thing last year. She was running a 104-105 temp for over a week, and all the nurses at her (former) pedi's office kept acting like "geez why is this woman freaking out?" They chalked it up to being something viral and wanted to let her ride it out. If it had gone on for another 24-48 hours or something like that, they were going to start bloodwork, but the fever broke right before that happened. They also thought it sounded a lot like roseola, but she never developed a rash.
I hope it's nothing more than that for Miss Brenna, and if it something more serious, I hope it reveals itself soon and you get some answers so she can get better! Hang in there! I know it is rough! Give your baby a hug from all of us!
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How is she doing this morning?
Jennie
Thanks for asking! She is a little better today, but we have to medicate her with alternating Tylenol or Motrin every three hours. I tried to stretch it out longer, and the temp went back up to 103.6. The chills she gets are the scariest thing to see. As soon as the temp breaks a bit, she gets so cold and shivery. I hate that. We still haven't seen a temp much under 102 even with the meds, but she looks better, ate some lunch, and played a bit. She is napping now, which is great since she hasn't slept a whole lot. The whole thing has me puzzled, but there is not much we can do but ride it out. Not a great start to my week of vacation.... But, I don't mind holding her 24/7 if that is what she needs.