She’s got a fever of 103
Posted By Kathleen David on May 2, 2008
Caroline has been running a slightly elevated temperature off and on pretty much all week. I had put it down to what seemed like her allergies. It wasn’t really enough to worry about until yesterday afternoon. She sat down next to me and put her head in my lap. I could feel the heat radiating off of her before I touched her. I took her temperature and it read 103.7. After some Children’s Tylenol it started to go down but has kept hovering above 100.
I gave her another dose 5 hours later along with a children’s decongestant since her temperature was climbing again. She took her medicines like a good little girl and went to bed after having some water.
2:45 I am awoken by the bedroom door opening. Caroline came toddling in and asked if she could stay with me because she had bad dreams. She crawled up in the bed and again I could feel the heat off her skin again. We went downstairs and I took her temperature. We were back up to 103.2. So more fever reducer and she wanted water so I got her a glass of water that she drank down. We went back to bed where she had me tell her stories until she fell asleep. I touched her cheek and it was much cooler.
She woke up a few more times because of the cough but then went back to sleep. She declared herself awake at 6:45 and I asked her to close her eyes since I wasn’t ready to open mine. We both woke up about 8:00.
She is now on the couch. Her temperature was 101 which is much better than 103 in my book. She asked to be covered in my Buffalo blanket and for some more water. I am letting her play her Dora Video Game for a while. She hasn’t asked for breakfast so I know her appetite is off still. I am waiting for the Doctor’s office to open so I can make an appointment for them to see her. My bet is virus. Peter’s is ear infection.
I am grateful that Caroline is so good about taking medicine even the stuff she doesn’t care for the taste of.
I’m going to go with Peter on this one since it sounds exactly like what Amanda used to get–she got to the point where she would get every ear infection symptom except pain in the ears. We had a supply of powdered amoxyllin that we used almost monthly–she came very close to getting tubes put in.
It’s scary to have a kid with a fever that high, though I have to confess that I miss the experience of having my little ones cuddled up next to me when they are feeling out of sorts. Take care.
I’m with Bill and Peter on this — Katherine’s had her share of ear infections, though fortunately not many.
Poor little one. Hope she feels better soon!
TWL
Yeah, I’m with those guys, too. Brian’s ears were always giving problems. I hope it breaks soon and you can both get some rest.
Yeah, I’m with those guys, too. Brian’s ears were always giving problems. I hope it breaks soon and you can both get some rest.
I dunno. Sarah and Emily are experts and spiking random unexplainable fevers of that severity. It wouldn’t suprise me if it is just a virus either… Hope Caroline is better soon.