[pink2blue1]

Thanks to all the nurses and moms who answered me. My 17 month old is my rd child (I also have 6 and 8 year old daughters)
When I called the pediatrician on call at 11:15 at night and he suggested to me that "A fever of 105 is really not that uncommon" I wanted to pull him through the phone and whack him! He never once even suggested that I should go to the ER but offered to see me in the office the next morning. We did go and at that time Colin was afebrile. However that night he shot back up to 104.5 and then the next morning to 105.6. After a day of him NOT eating, barely drinking or nursing and basically inconsolable all day long I called him at 3PM. He was not available and I had to call back 4 hours later at which time he suggested I call my sons regular Dr this morning. Well last night the fever dropped and today he got a rash (o I am assuming it was roseola!) However his lax attitude really scared me and next time I see a 105 We are headed to ER.

Thanks again everyone!

Shannon~Now a CNA~Soon to be LVN~

[lady_jezebel]

Originally Posted by pink2blue1

Thanks to all the nurses and moms who answered me. My 17 month old is my rd child (I also have 6 and 8 year old daughters)
When I called the pediatrician on call at 11:15 at night and he suggested to me that "A fever of 105 is really not that uncommon" I wanted to pull him through the phone and whack him! He never once even suggested that I should go to the ER but offered to see me in the office the next morning. We did go and at that time Colin was afebrile. However that night he shot back up to 104.5 and then the next morning to 105.6. After a day of him NOT eating, barely drinking or nursing and basically inconsolable all day long I called him at 3PM. He was not available and I had to call back 4 hours later at which time he suggested I call my sons regular Dr this morning. Well last night the fever dropped and today he got a rash (o I am assuming it was roseola!) However his lax attitude really scared me and next time I see a 105 We are headed to ER.

Thanks again everyone!

Shannon~Now a CNA~Soon to be LVN~

with on-call service like that, I would switch docs. my pediatrician (or the on-call) ALWAYS returns my calls within 10 minutes. dehydration in an infant can quickly become very serious -- I think for that alone he should have told you to go to the ER!

[Atlnurstudt]

Just something to remind yourself...you do not need permission from your ped to go to the ER. I'm the same as you though, I want my worries validated by my ped and only feel justified in going there (to the ER) when I have been told too by my ped. In the end though, trust your instincts, or even if you are worried, it's worth the peace of mind. No ER doc in their right mind would be upset with you taking in a kid with a temp of 105. At our ER I once overheard a mom say that they never even took a temp and the child woke up crying, that's it, that's why they're in the ER, LOL! And plenty of people use the ER as their pcp. I've spent a lot of time in the ER with my little one and it's always a bit comical what parents will bring their children in for, but, they're worried and that's why they have a system to code the kids/adults according to urgency.

Carrie