Landon freaked us out yesterday morning as we left Mammoth. He was bright red and crying at about 5am. We took his temperature and sure enough 102.6. It's easy to freak out when you see this number. You immediately think you need to head to the hospital! After all don't they die when they hit 103? The answer is NO.
My pediatrician has a website and here's a few goodies from the How To Handle a Fever page:
1) Fever is a natural way your body fights an infection so it's a good thing!
2) Fever will not cause brain damage or hurt your child whether it's 101 or 104 degrees.
3) Tylenol and Ibuprophen take about 30 minutes to work, so give it a chance.
4) A fever is very serious for babies 2 months an under.
5) Call the doctor if fever lasts more than 72 hours, if fever does not respond to medicine, or if it goes higher than 105.
We gave Landon liquid motrin and his fever came down in 30 minutes. He's acting like he's fine, which is making us feel a lot better.
Remember don't freak out!
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