Motrin?

Petunia844 · September 2013

I'm just curious to get a poll of sorts here... do you give medicine for fevers? When Raylan was sick his fever was up around 103 without the meds and he was miserable (not surprisingly.) I did what my pedi said both times he was sick and kept him on pretty regular motrin... I let it wear off at least once a day to see where his temp was at, but otherwise I was trying to keep him comfortable so he could sleep. I thought this was mostly common...but then I found out two of my friends had had their kids get seizures because their temps were so high because they were trying not to medicate? I'm not trying to start a war here... I'm just curious. I know I got tylenol as a kid if I had a fever and it's been around forever... plus I chose a pedi I can trust b/c I'm not a doctor... so I do what they suggest as long as it's something I'm comfortable with... is this common? To avoid meds at all cost even a high fever??

lady dixneuf · September 2013

yeah we give the motrin always for teething and seizures.

why on earth would you let a child suffer?

Melidee82 · September 2013

We give Tylenol for fevers (or teething pain). I hate having a fever and always appreciate the relief that comes with medicine. I figure she probably does as well.

navyandviolet · September 2013

I will admit to holding off on the meds during the day to see where the fever might be headed. That way I can gauge the course and severity of the illness. I can be very vigilant during the days. At night I am all for meds becuase I would hate for a fever to spike and me sleep through it. Also the doc told me teething pain is the worst when they are laying down, so I hate to think of them in pain and all alone.

navyandviolet · September 2013

PSA Also I am sure everyone knows this but Johnson and Johnson Infant Motrin is recalled again. https://www.kansascity.com/2013/09/06/4462249/jj-recalls-infant-motrin-due-to.html

StefanieM522 · September 2013

I use Tylenol or Motrin when Wesley has a fever, or for teething pain. I don't like to be in pain so I don't want him to be in pain either. We follow the dosage chart and only use it when necessary. I also trust my Pedi and id she says its okay to give it to him then I will.

lady dixneuf · September 2013

LauraT25 said:
Also, my pedi said if K's temp stayed really high (I think over 103 was the magic number) then we might start to discuss tylenol +motrin, though they don't recommend both until it gets very bad. So clearly not anti-meds.

I did this a few weeks ago w the mysterious fever illness

Petunia844 · September 2013

navy&violet said:

PSA Also I am sure everyone knows this but Johnson and Johnson Infant Motrin is recalled again. https://www.kansascity.com/2013/09/06/4462249/jj-recalls-infant-motrin-due-to.html

Yea- fortunately we weren't using that brand.

Also- yes when he had the super bad fever pedi recommended both because it would still get up to 102 again hours before he could have more motrin. I hated giving him so much, but honestly with my past if he had a seizure I don't know how well I could deal.

CLLDLL · September 2013

navy&violet said:

I will admit to holding off on the meds during the day to see where the fever might be headed. That way I can gauge the course and severity of the illness. I can be very vigilant during the days. At night I am all for meds becuase I would hate for a fever to spike and me sleep through it. Also the doc told me teething pain is the worst when they are laying down, so I hate to think of them in pain and all alone.

I'm with you on this one. I like to know where the illness is headed. Plus I just don't like to give Motrin unless it's really bad. I feel like there's way less info out there on the effects of long term use than there is with Tylenol.

Don't get me wrong, I would never not give meds if he seems really uncomfortable...but if it's not bothering him I'll hold off for a while. With my older son, he asks for meds when he stubs his toe. So I really have a hard time deciding when it's really "bad enough" for meds with him.

Clovesjellybeans · September 2013

I give tylenol if she's really really unconsolably fussy and save the motrin for fevers and such. Like pp's said, why let them suffer?

Melidee82 · September 2013

RVASC811 said:

Our pedi says 101 or under, let the fever run and monitor it. Over 101, treat with medicine, and if it doesn't come down, call the nurse line. We have a 24 hour nurse line, which I cannot begin to explain my love for. I call someone whenever I want guilt-free because they are sitting in a call center!

This is similar to how we handle fevers as well. I also agree that 24-hour nurse lines are one of the greatest services ever!

annabelle8101 · September 2013

If she seemed fairly comfortable, I held off and let the fever do it's job. Basically once she hit 101, she was uncomfy, so I medicated at that point.

Wally3 · September 2013

Yeah I agree with others low grade fever monitor. Around 100 - 101 or higher meds. Tylenol is my go to but I have used ibuprofen as well. Also give meds for teeth.

porklump30 · September 2013

We use both Motrin and Tylenol as needed for fevers, teething, post vaccines if she is uncomfortable.

ac1259 · September 2013

Yeah...I used to work in Pediatrics so I saw many febrile seizure patients. For one I will say any parent who has seen their child seize never wants to see that again. So I will medicate any temp over 101. When my DD was 5 months old she had a really high temp, she was so out of it. I kept up with the tylenol around the clock as much as I could (I didn't wake her up to give it)..And the pediatrician had told me I could try Motrin but I didn't cause I felt a little weird doing it before 6 months. We use Motrin for teething pain too. After 6 months my pediatrician just said "use motrin, it works better".

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