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hi everyone. this is shanes first time being REALLY sick.. therefore my first time EVER having to deal with something like this! he has a temperature of about 104 … well it was 103.5 at the ped’s office an hour after tylenol..so i assume around 104. he didnt sleep all night.. and if he did he was whining every couple minutes 🙁 no ear infection.. he does have a constant thick runny nose though.
anyhow, ANY advice?? i feel like i am going crazy.. back to the colic days! i cant put him down what so ever! and i get really nervous when his whole body is burning up. the ped said to give him tylenol AND motrin. any thing else i can do?? i just picked up tylenol cold.. do you guys give that to your babies? i know i heard something about not giving young children cold medicine…
well… thanks for any input.. the doctor thinks this might turn into rosiola because his fever his so high 🙁 so, i think that means i might have to deal with this for the next 3 or 4 days! ugh, my heart is breaking for him..
shanesmom 2007-4-2 17:45:56 I’m sorry that Shane is sick. I know it’s very scary when their fevers spike that high. I’ve been through it numerous times with all three of mine. I read that babies can spike really high fevers with viruses or with bacterial infections, mainly because their hypothalmus is not fully mature yet. That’s why it’s considered normal and not too worrisome for infants and toddlers to get really high temps, but it’s considered to be more dangerous in adults.
I agree with tylenol or motrin around the clock. My clinic discourages using both at the same time, so I usually give tylenol during the day and motrin at night, but I’ve actually found that tylenol works better for reducing a fever than Motrin for my children. Also don’t be concerned if the fever doesn’t go down to normal even with tylenol or motrin. They are actually called fever reducers because they can lower a temp but they don’t always bring it down to normal.
As for cold medicines, I agree with Natalia. I wouldn’t use them. Apparently there are no studies or even FDA reccommendations on dosing cold meds for children and so the doses we are giving are not actually proven to be safe. The FDA is saying that too many children are being seen in ER’s due to bad reactions to cold medicines and some of these kids have died.
Like Therese said, fluids are one of the best treatments so try to get as much into him as you can.
The thick runny nose is something Eliana gets frequently….basically an Upper Respiratory Infection. They always tell me it’s a cold and with my other two it usually passes in a week to 10 days, but for Ellie it frequently continues and she ends up needing an antibiotic. So, watch for that. The fever usually only lasts a few days, but the runny, stuffy nose can last a week or longer.
I hope he’s feeling better soon.
I am so sorry to hear that Shane is sick! Fevers are scary! Sarah had her first fever last week and it was 101 and I about had a heart attack…so I know how you’re feeling. I really hope he starts feeling better sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon!
I think that every baby is different, but with Kaelyn tylenol does very little if she has a really high fever. When she was sick last year, we did exactly what Sue suggested and did Tylenol every four hours and Motrin every 6 for the first day or two. It really seemed to help keep her comfortable.
I hadn’t heard that about cold medicines. Alex has been getting Pediacare cough and cold just about every night all winter long. I guess we’ll try to stay away from it from now on.
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