kids and fevers....

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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?

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

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

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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...

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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...

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Okay, I stick with my 101 then!

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Okay, I stick with my 101 then!

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

OOOHHHH i love that pic! SO cute!

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

jax

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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.

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Specializes in IMCU.

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.

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

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