day three of 102* fever?

lauren&matt · August 2012

My girls rarely get fevers (thankfully:) so this is new territory for me. Camille (11 months) has had ~102.5* temp for the past three days. It comes down with Motrin and Tylenol. She has a slight runny nose. No other real symptoms. Maybe a decrease in appetite. She's an excellent eater normally. She's sleeping fine. If this continues, would you make an appt. with the pedi tomorrow?

Normally, my instinct would be to ride it out, especially bc it's managed with Tylenol... but I had lunch with a friend last week who was in a similar situation and when she finally took her dd in, she discovered she had a kidney infection and a UTI and she had to be hospitalized. (she is only 5 months and has really bad reflux; my friend said that had something to do with it...) I just don't want to be the mom that ignores this if it warrants a dr visit.

Any advice? Thanks!

ETA- it could be teething.. she only has two teeth and she's had them since Memorial weekend. But I don't see any bulging through...

XCrissCrossX · August 2012

If my kid had a 102 degree fever, I would have taken him in 3 days ago. So yes, I would definitely make an appointment for tomorrow.You don't know if her ears hurt.

However, my LO has never had a fever with teething so perhaps 102 is normal- it seems really high to me though.

PurpleDrewbie5 · August 2012

XcrisscrossX:
If my kid had a 102 degree fever, I would have taken him in 3 days ago. So yes, I would definitely make an appointment for tomorrow.You don't know if her ears hurt.
However, my LO has never had a fever with teething so perhaps 102 is normal- it seems really high to me though.

102 is high. Teething fevers usually don't get past 100.4. I would take your little one in. After all, the worst that could happen is the Pedi says no big deal...right?

memali26 · August 2012

I'd take her in. Anytime my girls ran a temp above 100 they had an ear infection. Since they've had 11 ear infections between the two of them, I just automatically take them in after a day or two of any kind of fever. There are almost always other clear signs it's their ears, though - screaming if laid on their backs, disrupted sleep, fussing at bottles/pacifiers because the pressure from sucking hurts their ears.

The runny nose and decreased appetite could be teething, but with a temp that high I'd suspect an ear infection or a virus. Roseola is a virus that causes a high temp for a few days, then once the fever breaks causes a rash. Hand, foot, and mouth causes a high temp and is going around right now, so watch for sores, too.

Jennikd3 · August 2012

Could be an ear infection caused by the teething/runny nose. That's happened to DD a couple times.
I would make an appt. Better for it to be nothing than to ignore it in this situation.

Hope she feels better!

law&order · August 2012

Our dr. says LO needs to be seen after 3 days of temps above 100.4. If it's higher than 103, I'd take him to the ER if it were a weekend or night and we couldn't get into the pedi's.

babyAutumn · August 2012

After three days, if the fever is letting up on its own and still needs meds to come down, I'd at least call the pedi to get an opinion about bringing her in. FWIW that fever seems a little high for teething. Babies sometimes run a mild fever when teething but 102 is a little high...especially given that she also has a decrease in appetite and a runny nose. DS#1 had a fever that ranged between 102 and 103 for three days when he was 8 months old. Turns out he had roseola...sp?? It's one of the seven illnesses that children typically get. He also had a runny nose and was just plain cranky. You know your child best but I'd be calling.

buskey2011 · August 2012

my son ran a fever and his ear were fine. his fever went up to 104, My son had the same symptoms as your little one fever runny nose cough. the pedi told me that they are not worried about a high fever as they are with a low fever. they did have me do tyenol then the next dose do motrin and keep doing that till the fever is gone completely for 24 hrs. good luck hope this helps

tiff012982 · August 2012

Hannah had the same thing around the 4th of july and ended up having roseola but we didn't know until the fever broke and the rash appeared. Usually the doctor will ask if her urine smells weird with a UTI. Good luck to you

angeleyes4162 · August 2012

My LO has teeth coming in, and she was at 101.7, and the Dr. said not to really worry until it hit 103-103.5 as long as she is drinking fluids, and has regular wet diapers. He said to give her infant advil to of course try and break the fever.. and I think if it hasnt broken in three days, you might want to book an appt.

lauren&matt · August 2012

Thanks everyone! Wouldn't you know it, I was all set to call the pedi this morning and she woke up totally fine!! Here's hoping whatever it was, she is over!

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