104.9
Our son has never been sick in his entire 15 months of life. Not one fever, ear ache, cold or flu symptom. I credit the breast milk.
When I woke up and saw 8:30 on the alarm clock today, I knew something was drastically wrong. He crows by 5 AM each day. Every day. I haven't slept until 8:30 in 2 years.
He was sleeping with rosy cheeks and pale skin. He was hot to the touch. We woke him and he was lethargic and lifeless. Naturally, it was a weekend when the Doctor's offices are closed.
We cracked open the What To Expect - Toddler Years book (for the 1st time and, yes, we ARE that clueless) and scrambled for a thermometer. His rectal temperature read 104.9. Taking a rectal temperature for the first time may warrant its' own blog post in the future. Oy ve.
Enter panic mode.
We stripped him of his clothes, gave him liquids, Tylenol and within 15 minutes his temperature dropped 2 degrees. 4 hours later his body temperature was normal. I'm hoping we get through the night okay.
I thought watching your child receive shots was hard. Watching his unresponsive body and glassy eyes lay on my chest, tightened my heart strings even more.
This parenting gig is tough.
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I thought that was a radio channel at first. Whew. I'm in need of a stiff drink...as are you, my dear. It is not fun to have a sick toddler, but I assure you, you did good.
OMG...So scary. Follow your Mommy instincts. Sick babies are just no fun. I swear something is going around...everyone is sick. Good luck to your family.
Poor sick little guy. Hope he is feeling better soon.
oh my....I can only imagine your "freak out!"
my sugar has been a Very well child as well, and I like to credit to the breast milk too. tee hee
I do hope whatever it is..passes quickly.
hugs!
I hope he feels better soon. That was a high reading. Keep us posted.
Heidi
Yes, that is definitely a scary thing. We had a similar episode over the summer. It ended up being a very benign case of Roseola (they have a pretty high fever for a few days, but no other symptoms, then after the fever goes away, they get a rash and then they're fine.) I hope he is better soon and his temp doesn't spike like that again!
PS. I always find that Infant Motrin brings down a high fever faster than Tylenol.
Oh, that is so scary! The fevers are the worst; Her Highness spiked a fever of 105.6 on Christmas Eve 2 years ago and had a febrile seizure. That was truly the scariest moment of my life. A tepid bath works surprisingly well and quickly and RxMan, the pharmacist, swears by Motrin as a quicker fever reducer, as Rimarama suggested. Hope your night was better and so is the boy!
Oh God. 104!! I am freaking out!
I know this is a tough time for you. And I hope your precious one will be better soon.
BTW, I believe in the breastmilk thing too.
OH MAN. I would be panicked too. What T and R said - Try motrin next time. AND now the doctor's offices are at least open ...
I think as mothers, we want to fix things...and things like fevers, we can only wait for meds to take their course. Seeing a helpless little being takes a toll on you. Take care of yourself and that little baby!!
I hate it when my son is sick. I'm still breastfeeding too but he's had a couple of colds so far. Haven't tried taking rectal temperatures but I tried using those little sucking things for his stuffy nose. NOT FUN.
Hope your son is better soon.
Oh THat is terrifying! I always get nervous when dealing with fevers too.. You just don't know what is wrong inside their little bodies. Good luck! Sounds like he is doing a little better. Motrin is a life saver-- literally.
Oh poor baby Bear! And poor Bear's parents! I hope he's feeling better. The E is chronically ill (despite the breastmilk - we can only imagine how sick she would be if she were formula fed), so we can relate... fevers are the worst though because they're so SCARY. Give him a big kiss from us.
Poor little guy...you did good mom! And I swore by the "what to expect the toddler years" book. Better buy "what to expect the preschool years" as well. Hope your little man is feeling better soon!
My daughter waited until she was about that age to get sick too (right after I weaned her). Fever scares me. And makes me love baby Motrin (we like it best).
My son gets feverish a lot more often than my daughter did, and I still panic every time. Little kids can look so. sick.
Sounds like you handled it perfectly. I hope he's all better soon!
A sick baby is just the worst! Thankfully my kiddos have been very healthy so far. The hardest was not letting my son have any liquids because he was puking about a year ago while he cried and cried that he was thirsty and begged for "just one little drink of juice!" Hopefully his illness will be over quickly and you can keep him comfortable and cuddled while you ride it out.
There's little worse than a sick baby. Here's hoping he's up and running around soonest.
Awww, poor baby. It is scary to have a sick baby. I hope he gets better real soon.
Oh my! How scary!! I hope he is doing better today ;)
-HH
PS- come over, I have something for you.
Oh, do I ever know.
Jack had pneumonia this spring, and his temp. was 105.3 at one point.
I was FRANTIC.
So glad the fever's down now.
WOW! How unbelievably scary. That is an incredibly high fever!!
Joelle got her first bad sickness the day before her 1st birthday. Tonsilitis with an extremely high fever as well.
It really tugs on the heartstrings, I totally get it. You did good though. Glad he's starting to feel better.
There is really nothing harder than this! My kids often got 104 temps and they always scared me to death!! I hope he is okay!!! Take care.
Oh, poor baby! Things like that always happen to us on the weekend when the doctor is off playing golf. I hope he's feeling better now.
that is scary. I hope he's doing better. Tylenol is such a wonderful drug.
that's a very high fever. keep us posted.
yay breastfeeding. I've read that pedialyte is almost as effective at keeping babies hydrated as breastmilk: which is to say, I'm glad you've got that going for you!
Poor little guy. And, poor mommy and daddy too!
Hailey was healthy right up until her first birthday. (I also credit breast milk) She had her first fever and it was SCARY. The doctor did tell me that young children get much higher temps than adults do, so it is not quite as alarming as it sounds at first. Hopefully you were able to put a call in to the doctor to make sure he shouldn't be seen somewhere.
I hope he's getting lots of rest, liquids and of course cuddling.
(I saw the comment about Motrin being better- and our doctor said Motrin is better- but only because you give it every 6 hours instead of every 4 hours.)
Keep us posted- I'm praying he'll be better soon!!
I truly hope he feels better soon. That is rough on everyone, take care of youself as well.
Poor lil guy and poor mama! Hope he's Ok now...
Doesn't it suck that the one time you get to sleep in until 8:30a, you can't even enjoy it because it scares the sh*t out of you? Ugh.
But one day... they'll be teenagers. hee hee :)
Oh poor guy and poor mom! I hope he's feeling better now.
Yikes! Hoping Bear (and you) will feel better soon.
I'm on my 3rd child and it doesn't get much easier when it comes to things like that. I must say that you're lucky you've had a healthy kid for that long! So.. did you make it to the doctor's office today? My daughter had a high fever and no other symptoms a couple of weeks ago. Her doctor put her on an antibiotic because he said that he's seen a lot of that lately. She was fine after a day. Just so you know... in case you didn't learn it in the "what to expect book," fevers spike at night.
Usually, the running nose and cough, I can still breathe easy. It is the fever that makes me nervous all the time. Hope your little guy will get well soon.
awww, bless your heart!
We've had 2 really bad illnesses in our home since becoming parents. (beyond the normal "vomit fests" that annually take place around January)
I know exactly what you mean. When I saw our youngest laying on the exam table of the ER with the nurses (trying to) quietly will him to cry, I felt like the smallest, loneliest, helpless person at that moment.
I hope you've gotten through the rough part.
Blessings,
Karla
Hope he's feeling better!!!
Oh, and I was at a baby shower yesterday and the mom-to-be got the coolest gadget... a temporal artery thermometer. You scan across the forehead and it reads the temp of the temporal artery. We had a ton of fun testing it out, comparing it to the digital and old-fashioned thermometers and it was quite accurate. Cool techie toy and easy temp taking on the toddler. Sounds like a must have for our homes (although search the internet for coupons first, it is a little on the pricey side)
Definitely scary...I will steer the beautiful wife away from reading this post...she would freak if she saw it :)
I am glad he is on the way to getting better...
And I love a post which uses Oy Vey!
Bradley
The Egel Nest
You did great! Oh, those are scary times. Tepid baths do work very well and fast healing. They are so hot because of the fever, so you don't want the bath to be too cool in temperature. The best sign was that his temp went down so quickly! I feel for you!
Aww poor baby. That's awesome that you've made it 15 months without sickness because yes it is terrible to see your baby like that.
Oh my goodness is he better? I really hope so.
oh, that's so scary. i remember when Zander had his first fever...i was the opposite of calm for two days straight.
hope he's feeling better soon!
Oh, poor little Bear...and poor Mom! I swear, it's so hard to watch. The sweet little skin when it's so hot. And even worse, watching the usually busy little bee lose all of his energy.
The best you can do is follow through without freaking out too much...and hold him really tight :-)
You're right...it's a tough gig. Hope he's running around again!!
Having a sick toddler is tough, especially on Mama. I always say that Mama hurts more than baby, when baby's sick. I love the "What to Expect" books. I've been keeping the pregnancy book close to me like my bible. I hope you're little one is all better by now.
Poor kid. Hope things are better.
My God. I'm the most panicky when it comes to children. I only have one child and watch her like a hawk... she's 9 now though, so I can breathe a little easily. :)
All the best, Worksformom. I hope he's a lot better now. Lots of hugs.
We have that book and several others. It's great to have that valuable info at your fingertips. I hope he's feeling better!
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Glad you were able to get his fever under control. The first 102+ fever is awfully frightening (and our son's came with febrile seizures). Glad you and yours made it through OK.
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