My poor peanut had her first fever today. In the past she has felt a little warm, but never went close to 100*. I guess it all started 2 days ago, when I passed my nasty bugaboo's to her. I had the sore throat- stuffy nose- cough thingy since last Saturday. I had to call in sick on Monday because I felt horrible and had no voice. So Lilly and I had a pj day at the house. I tried really hard to keep my distance but I couldn't stop myself from giving her kisses every time I was near her. Well, then came her green boogies and cough. The cough I first thought was just her mimicking me, but as time went on I could tell some of them were real. Then the sneezing, the girl has a cute sneeze.
Last night she felt a little warm so I gave her some Tylenol and it seemed to help. Up to 1 am I kept sneaking into her room to check her temp.
So far so good...until this morning.
I went into her room to get her out of bed and she was on fire. I had this instant panic rush over me because I have not had to care for a sick baby yet. I quickly calmed myself down understanding that babies will have fevers its ok. I pulled out the thermometer and did the underarm reading...about 10 times. It was always between 99*-100.3*. At this point I'm going nuts trying to remember if I add 1 or 2 degrees to this to get her actual temp???? Let me also mention that during all of this Lilly just wants to eat the thermometer and is chattering at me like everything is dandy. I get her back in a sleeper and run for the Tylenol again. I called my Mom...and I called my Mom...and I called my Mom...and SHE NEVER ANSWERS HER CELL PHONE! (LOL) or (Laugh Out Loud)- because my Mom doesn't text or IM either.
~Do I call the Doctor or let it run its course.
~What if she gets worse and I did nothing.
~What if she gets better and I drag her to the Dr. for nothing.
The book, Caring for your Baby and Young Child- pg 633- FEVER- First line second column-
"In children between 6 months and 5 years, fever can trigger seizures, called febrile convulsions."
Uhhhhh, say what? No- start with some Tylenol or ensure you give your child lots of fluids! It's Seizures...really, well crap- but wait "It is reassuring to know that febrile convulsions almost always are harmless" well thank you for that note. "Almost always" WOW.
Well thankfully I was able to talk to Sabrina for some Mommy advise. Which was to call the Doctor and see if they wanted me to bring Lilly in. Sooooo, that's what I did and they had me bring her in that afternoon.
At the appt. she was just below 100* again and feeling better to the touch. The Dr. said she has a sinus and ear infection. Her right ear is mildly infected and her left one was slightly red. She never gave me any indication her ears were bothering her. Lilly got a prescription for antibiotics and a little rubber ducky for being so good. We also got a 8mo weight on her, 17lb 6oz.
Right before bedtime I checked her underarm temp again and it was reading 101.4*. Overall she was still in good spirits all evening. The only change in behavior was wanting to be cuddled. From the time we got home from the Dr to her bedtime I held her. It was actually really nice. I hear her coughing now so I am going to say goodnight and go check on her.
I will leave you with this great picture of Lilly's 6 teeth!
