Should I take them in?

Yesterday Emma had a fever of about 101 and was feeling pretty bad. No other symptoms than the fever - but he just wanted to sit in my lap all night which is rare for her.

Last night she woke - then she woke Mia who was then NOT HAPPY. Mia felt pretty hot Temp of 100) and was up and crabby all night. I ended up sleeping on the couch with her. This morning neither has a fever (Emma normal and Mia 99) and they "seem" to be in good moods. They both feel a little warm to me but I think I may be paranoid.

My DH asked if I was going to take them in to see the pedi today and I said no since their fever seem to be gone (or going) and they have no other symptoms - but I thought I would get your opinions...should I take them in? Should I wait to see how they do at their morning nap before I decide?

Thanks!

 

I would probably wait and see how they do as the day goes on. JMO though!

 

I usually base it more on how are they acting. If they are both in pretty good moods I would hold off going to the dr. today. However, if they both start acting "sick" and just want to lay around I would go in tomorrow if it continues.

Hope everyone is feeling better soon.

 

If they seem better and haven't developed any other symptoms, I would wait. A lot of times when mine get a fever, they seem much better in the morning and then the fever goes back up in the evening, but even then, I would wait a day or two before going to the doc, as long as it's not dangerously high and they seem to feel fine when it goes down.

 

How are they doing today?

 

For a fever of 100-101 if they are acting pretty normally and the fever goes down with treatment, I would not take them in. According to my pedi and all the research I have done, you don't need to be overly concerned about a fever unless it is over 102 and lasts for more than 2 days, or if it's over 102 and you can't get it to come down to 100-101 range. Also my pedi sayd that as long as it's in the 100-101 range that you shouldn't try to get it to come down to "normal" 98.6 because as long as it's in the 100-101 range, the body is doing what it is supposed to do to fight off whatever the infection is.

 

I would wait. If they are having no other symptoms and their fevers seem to be residing I would just skip the office visit. Especially if their immune systems are trying to fight something off, the pediatrician office is a breeding ground for germs and sickness. Hope they feel better asap!