100.9 fever
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Anonymous
| Our 2 month old has a rectal temp of 100.9 we called the rn hotline and they advised us to watch for a rash and strained breathing and increase in fever, changes in eating or wet diapers, and if we see any distress to call back. In the meantime to give 2.5ml Tylenol every 4 hours. We have a dose at 10pm. They said we could wake or wait for next dose. What has everyone here done? Woken baby to eat and give Tylenol every 4 hours or let baby sleep? I don't think I'll sleep a wink tonight |
Anonymous
| Let baby sleep. Baby will be ok to wait until he/she is awake for the next dose. |
Anonymous
+1. The fever is not that high. Sleep is healing. Agree with pp - give meds when baby wakes up on his or her own. |
Anonymous
| You might want to recheck that dosage amount. Seems too much/incorrect for a 2 month old. |
Anonymous
It is based on weight and we have no idea how much OP's baby weighs. For a child 12-17 pounds, 2.5ml is an appropriate dosage. DS weighed 12 pounds at a little over 2 months. |
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Hi baby weight is 14.5lbs ped and hotline RN confirmed 2.5ml
Okay will let her sleep until she wakes naturally to eat. I've been checking her breathing every 30 or so minutes. What's a more reasonable amt to check? |
Anonymous
| Just sending you hugs right now. It’s so hard to see your baby sick. If possible, it might be good to sleep near the baby (is s/he in a bassinet that you could pull close?). Otherwise just trust your gut. Mothers intuition is a rea and good thing. |
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Hi thanks, it's heartbreaking and yet I know there isn't a real cause to be so upset. I mean it's a low grade fever and there are ppl dealing with really sick kiddos out there. It's just so much harder than I imagined. She's in her snoo ( the only place she will sleep. She normally sleeps with her arms out but I swaddled them down tonight. And turned the snoo back to baseline level and locked it on motion limiter. So she doesn't have as much movement....not sure why guess figured it would be gentler? Who knows..
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How is the baby doing OP? I am sending you hugs. It is hard to see baby sick but you will grow some routine and it will be much easier.
First times are most difficult always with everything, besides iif it is your first baby it is really big deal and such a huge change in your life, your body and mind are still somewhat tired after the delivery so any emotional events like this is harder then it will be later down the lane. Good news is that babies are pretty resilient and that they usually bounce back pretty quickly. One thing that many moms report and I can subscribe, learn to watch the baby behavior and then on, if the kid does not appear sick much or plays and is energetic through the sickness, it is usually not that bad but if they are acting sick and looking sick, then it is usually something bit more concerning. They usually bounce fast from those ones that they don't look to sick. Always double and triple check the medications dosage, call few times talkt o different people with your insurance because there always is a chance of someone miscalculating or being tired. This is very serioius thing, dosage is something that can be dangerous. There have been also recommendation changes with all kids cold meds lately so it is really reason for concern. Ask the medical professional that is your advisor if they would recommend to do half dosage or something like that because often this could do the trick of taking the edge off, you might want to be careful with cold meds like tylenon that are very tricky with liver etc. So ask for side effects and smaller dosage, if you can reduce temp down a bit to a safe level, it is usually safe and also fever heals, it is nature's mechanism. But please do verify this with your healthcare professional and as always follow their advice first. Just ask the right questions. Don't hesitate call more then once. |
Anonymous
Babies in a way regulate their temperature by putting hands in the way it is comfortable and efficient. If they are cold they keep arms close to the body but if they are comfortable warm they stick arms up along the head. If you overheat the baby this alone might raise the temperature so you might want to play with the cover thickness a bit. I am not sure how the snoo works and w hat is motion limiter but are you sure you want to keep her on any motion at all? Is it necessary? I am not sure what are recommendations but generally having things that vibrate or move are not advice for extended periods, only for short times occasionally, unless something changed. You area laso running into a chance of having her hooked on constant movement so then you will be in a jam of having to use it or else she will fuss. It is much easier not to develop habit then eradicate it. Hang in there, it will get easier. If you need to cheer up, visit teens forum. You will certainly smile now and then. |
Anonymous
| Keep us posted OP! Hugs and best wishes of speedy recovery for the little one. |
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Thanks everyone!
LO temp was 98.3, she ate 4oz and drifted back to sleep after some cuddles. Hopefully I can get some rest now too. |
Anonymous
The first time sick is really rough. It doesn't matter that we know that other kids have it far worse, this is our baby and our baby is sick and it is scary. Listen for breathing issues on the monitor and give the Tylenol when the baby wakes up to eat. |
Anonymous
| Let baby sleep for sure! Use fever reducers only when baby is miserable - treat symptoms, not the fever itself. (And 101 is not particularly high for a baby.) |