kids and fevers....

[nurseunderwater]

growing kiddo #3 here and have gone back and forth on the usefullness of fevers..if it's 101, I do.

what do you think about letting them ride for a while so that thier natural immune resonses can work a bit. I am not about letting them get uncomfortable, especially as they get bigger and the effects of a fever seem more pronounced.

So, what do you think....nurses, moms and dads?

[Energizer Bunny]

How old is the kid??? Didn't think to ask that and it could be important!

[Energizer Bunny]

How old is the kid??? Didn't think to ask that and it could be important!

[nurseunderwater]

How old is the kid??? Didn't think to ask that and it could be important!

he's 13 mnths.......my avatar is his photo...

[nurseunderwater]

How old is the kid??? Didn't think to ask that and it could be important!

he's 13 mnths.......my avatar is his photo...

[Energizer Bunny]

Okay, I stick with my 101 then!

[Energizer Bunny]

Okay, I stick with my 101 then!

[SnowymtnRN]

he's 13 mnths.......my avatar is his photo...

OOOHHHH i love that pic! SO cute!

[jax]

Too lazy to look it up- Whats 101 in celcius?

jax

[camay1221_RN]

I do telephone triage and work for a group of pediatricians. Our protocol says to treat a fever of 102 or greater. That's very easy for me to say as a nurse sitting on the phone and not having to be with the child. The mom in me always treats a fever when they are uncomfortable, my own kids that is.

[VaKidPN]

I work for a pediatric group and we tell the parents to give motrin for 102 and up because its hard on the stomach and can cause some vomiting.

[nurseunderwater]

thanks guys..........just wondering what the genreral concensus is. Sometimes I feel like each of my kids is a guinnea pig :chuckle