OK. I've mentioned that W has strep. He has been on antibiotics for about 6 days. This morning he woke up with a 102.1 fever. I called his pediatrician, they had me come in. All of his tests, flu, strep, and RSV, came back negative. He woke up from his nap and his temp was almost 103. I've been giving Tylenol and it lowers his fever to about 100.4. I'm literally at a loss and legit worried. All his pediatrician told was to watch him for the next 24 hours for worsening symptoms. Only he doesn't have any symptoms except fever and being in my lap all day. All of this literally came out of nowhere, yesterday he was perfectly fine and acting completely normal.
Should I call them back or what? I hate being this helpless. Watching my normally active, smiling baby barely have the strength to stand up is killing me.
Post by peachesncream on Jan 26, 2017 15:56:20 GMT -5
All the hugs, momma. We went through something similar with both my kids over the last few weeks. First, fevers are not bad. They mean his little body is fighting off whatever it needs to be fighting off.
I find ibuprofen to be way more effective than Tylenol and if the fever doesn't respond to one of those two alone then you can alternate them about every 4 hours (e.g. Tylenol at 8 am, ibuprofen at noon, Tylenol at 4 pm, etc.).
One really common virus in kids is roseola. It presents with a terrifyingly high fever for 24-48 hours, then the fever breaks and afterwards your kid is covered in little red dots. Totally common, fairly harmless, very contagious. It could be something minor like that, crossing everything that it is and that he feels better soon!
All the hugs, momma. We went through something similar with both my kids over the last few weeks. First, fevers are not bad. They mean his little body is fighting off whatever it needs to be fighting off.
I find ibuprofen to be way more effective than Tylenol and if the fever doesn't respond to one of those two alone then you can alternate them about every 4 hours (e.g. Tylenol at 8 am, ibuprofen at noon, Tylenol at 4 pm, etc.).
One really common virus in kids is roseola. It presents with a terrifyingly high fever for 24-48 hours, then the fever breaks and afterwards your kid is covered in little red dots. Totally common, fairly harmless, very contagious. It could be something minor like that, crossing everything that it is and that he feels better soon!
I agree with all of this. Also my big kid has been known to strike fevers of over 103 with no other symptoms other than cranky or tired since she was about 1. E had a high fever with nothing other than irritability back in December. There are some weird viruses out there.
You can actually give Tylenol and motrin at the same time or very close together if you can't get the fever down to start. I've done within an hour of each other before. Then alternate every 4 hours after that.
Little ones tend to run high fevers for minor illnesses. I would make sure he's getting plenty of fluids and rest and if there is no change overnight, call in the morning. I would also give Tylenol and Motrin.
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