fever

CnAnA · May 2013

How high do you let a fever get before meds? Alice is up to 100.5 without meds. Should I give her tylenol?

CnAnA · May 2013

I am no good at having a sick baby! :[ I just hurt for her. Poor little punkface!

Mrschica · May 2013

I give if he seems uncomfortable, and at night time always just to prevent it from spiking.

CnAnA · May 2013

RVASC811:
mrs.ike:
I am no good at having a sick baby! :[ I just hurt for her. Poor little punkface!

I'm sorry she's sick! Is it a cold type thing or what?

yeah, her first cold. Snotty and drainage coughing.

I will dose her if she is still feverish when she wakes up from her nap.

Ziegeficker · May 2013

Mrschica:
I give if he seems uncomfortable, and at night time always just to prevent it from spiking.

This is exactly what we do.

candaceleigh21 · May 2013

I would personally give some tylenol then see how much it comes down.

CnAnA · May 2013

She took a nap and now her forehead is cool as a cucumber. I haven't taken a real temp again yet though.

Mrs.G123 · May 2013

I give meds at 100.

CnAnA · May 2013

piffle42:
mrs.ike:
She took a nap and now her forehead is cool as a cucumber. I haven't taken a real temp again yet though.

Their temp is always lowest after waking. Check again in an hour.

She is getting a bath right now. I will check before bedtime in about 45 min.

bingqilin00 · May 2013

Our pedi recommended not to give meds too early for 2 reasons. 1 - you want to see what the fever will naturally do. It's good to see how high it will get because that could help indicate what kind of illness it is too (ear infections will typically be higher than some other kind of bugs for example) 2 - fevers are the body's way of fighting infection, so it's actually helpful to let the fever stick around for a little while sometimes

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