Comments on: The Fevers. They’re Back. http://mihow.com/articles/2010/01/04/the-fevers-theyre-back/ In Alpha Since 2001 Wed, 23 May 2012 22:29:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Well Read Hostess http://mihow.com/articles/2010/01/04/the-fevers-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-129434 Well Read Hostess Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:59:32 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=35213#comment-129434 You can double up on Motrin and tylenol - they are safe together. Frozen pedia pops or even just regular sugary frozen ice pops, the kind that come in those plastic wrappers, always kept my kids hydrated and the sugar in them settles their stomachs a bit if they are nauseous. You can double up on Motrin and tylenol – they are safe together.

Frozen pedia pops or even just regular sugary frozen ice pops, the kind that come in those plastic wrappers, always kept my kids hydrated and the sugar in them settles their stomachs a bit if they are nauseous.

]]> By: Mel http://mihow.com/articles/2010/01/04/the-fevers-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-129428 Mel Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:13:44 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=35213#comment-129428 I just saw this and I'm glad the fevers seem to be going down with meds. When my son's fevers spike I use an old Turkish remedy (I'm half Turkish) that sounds disgusting but it works. I bathe him in vinegar and water, and for some reason it works. I take a small basin, hold his extremities over the basin and saturate a washcloth with the mixture and squeeze. If he will tolerate it, I will sit him in the tub and do his torso as well, and then you can rinse off with lukewarm water to get rid of the smell and keep the mess contained. Don't know why it works, but it WORKS. Best to you. I just saw this and I’m glad the fevers seem to be going down with meds. When my son’s fevers spike I use an old Turkish remedy (I’m half Turkish) that sounds disgusting but it works. I bathe him in vinegar and water, and for some reason it works. I take a small basin, hold his extremities over the basin and saturate a washcloth with the mixture and squeeze. If he will tolerate it, I will sit him in the tub and do his torso as well, and then you can rinse off with lukewarm water to get rid of the smell and keep the mess contained. Don’t know why it works, but it WORKS.
Best to you.

]]> By: Meghan http://mihow.com/articles/2010/01/04/the-fevers-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-129425 Meghan Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:36:05 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=35213#comment-129425 Glad to hear things are looking up! Remember to look after yourself as well. meg Glad to hear things are looking up!
Remember to look after yourself as well.

meg

]]> By: MommaA http://mihow.com/articles/2010/01/04/the-fevers-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-129423 MommaA Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:28:32 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=35213#comment-129423 Glad Em is better. My son's doctor recommends lukewarm baths. The reason you want a somewhat warm bath is it opens the pores and allows body heat to escape and will drop the fever rapidly. We also rotate the motrin & tylenol but if his fever remains high we do the bath in addition and as often as necessary. You do not want to let the fever get too high so for instance if it gets to 102 and its not time for meds yet we then do the bath (just wetting his hair and body) and it works like a charm. Once my son refused to eat drink and we got a medicine dropper and used it periodically with the unflavored pedialyte and I have done that with chicken broth as well to prevent dehydration. If you push his skin on the arm and it doesn't rise back up normally that is one sign of dehydration. Also a sunken soft spot (for babies). Glad Em is better. My son’s doctor recommends lukewarm baths. The reason you want a somewhat warm bath is it opens the pores and allows body heat to escape and will drop the fever rapidly. We also rotate the motrin & tylenol but if his fever remains high we do the bath in addition and as often as necessary. You do not want to let the fever get too high so for instance if it gets to 102 and its not time for meds yet we then do the bath (just wetting his hair and body) and it works like a charm. Once my son refused to eat drink and we got a medicine dropper and used it periodically with the unflavored pedialyte and I have done that with chicken broth as well to prevent dehydration. If you push his skin on the arm and it doesn’t rise back up normally that is one sign of dehydration. Also a sunken soft spot (for babies).

]]> By: mihow http://mihow.com/articles/2010/01/04/the-fevers-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-129421 mihow Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:31:15 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=35213#comment-129421 Thanks, everyone. Somehow we made it through the night in one piece. We negotiated with Emory a great deal to get him to consume water and/or OJ. Ice water seemed to work, but only very small bits. He even refused his favorite: milk! His fever spiked last night at 1 AM at 104. (Underarm) We were so close to taking him to the ER, but Motrin seemed to take care of it. Also, worry not! I live with a man who knows more about drugs than <em>some</em> doctors. He his very wary of Tylenol (and Motrin to some degree because of what it does to the stomach) so we are very careful not to overdo it with Emory. The sucky thing tho? Is that Motrin works SO FREAKING well on him. It's amazing. However, I think the dose at 1 Am combined with the empty stomach is why he threw up all over me this morning. No fever left this morning and he hasn't had any meds since 1 AM. So, we're hoping we out of the fever weeds at this point. And, yes, the febrile seizures are totally harmless, just scary as hell. And they seemed to have "grown up" a bit this year. Now he hallucinates!! I am used to this. My older brother used to do this every time he had a fever. It was very strange. Anyway... we made it through the worst of it, I think. I hope. Thanks again for all your help. I do listen to you and try these things! (Off top of my sleepy head: Amy: I checked his nails and made sure to look for pee and color of it. I also tried the foot/washcloth thing.) Much thanks again!!!! I love you guys. I don't say that enough. Thanks, everyone. Somehow we made it through the night in one piece. We negotiated with Emory a great deal to get him to consume water and/or OJ. Ice water seemed to work, but only very small bits. He even refused his favorite: milk!

His fever spiked last night at 1 AM at 104. (Underarm) We were so close to taking him to the ER, but Motrin seemed to take care of it. Also, worry not! I live with a man who knows more about drugs than some doctors. He his very wary of Tylenol (and Motrin to some degree because of what it does to the stomach) so we are very careful not to overdo it with Emory.

The sucky thing tho? Is that Motrin works SO FREAKING well on him. It’s amazing. However, I think the dose at 1 Am combined with the empty stomach is why he threw up all over me this morning.

No fever left this morning and he hasn’t had any meds since 1 AM. So, we’re hoping we out of the fever weeds at this point.

And, yes, the febrile seizures are totally harmless, just scary as hell. And they seemed to have “grown up” a bit this year. Now he hallucinates!! I am used to this. My older brother used to do this every time he had a fever. It was very strange. Anyway… we made it through the worst of it, I think. I hope.

Thanks again for all your help. I do listen to you and try these things! (Off top of my sleepy head: Amy: I checked his nails and made sure to look for pee and color of it. I also tried the foot/washcloth thing.) Much thanks again!!!!

I love you guys. I don’t say that enough.

]]> By: Mike-the-Mick http://mihow.com/articles/2010/01/04/the-fevers-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-129405 Mike-the-Mick Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:30:40 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=35213#comment-129405 Mil, Amy, Kirsten, and Amira have it covered about right. I'm a pharmacist who thinks we all overuse drugs, but Kirsten has it right. I don't have any expertise in pediatrics, but I understand that seizures in babies, although scary, are not especially damaging (I can't think of how to say that properly, but you know what I mean). God bless, Mike Mil, Amy, Kirsten, and Amira have it covered about right. I’m a pharmacist who thinks we all overuse drugs, but Kirsten has it right. I don’t have any expertise in pediatrics, but I understand that seizures in babies, although scary, are not especially damaging (I can’t think of how to say that properly, but you know what I mean).

God bless, Mike

]]> By: Amira @ Define "Mature" http://mihow.com/articles/2010/01/04/the-fevers-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-129400 Amira @ Define "Mature" Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:27:51 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=35213#comment-129400 Poor baby! I hope he feels better very, very soon! I would give Aiman a slightly cooler than usual bath and just let him chill out in the water to keep his fever down. I'd also have him in as little clothing as possible --having the baths and little clothing would help. Hope he's better soon =( Poor baby! I hope he feels better very, very soon!

I would give Aiman a slightly cooler than usual bath and just let him chill out in the water to keep his fever down. I’d also have him in as little clothing as possible –having the baths and little clothing would help.

Hope he’s better soon =(

]]> By: Kirsten http://mihow.com/articles/2010/01/04/the-fevers-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-129393 Kirsten Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:12:07 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=35213#comment-129393 You know the motrin and tylenol. Alternate them every 3 hours and make sure he doesn't get too much tylenol in a day, but if you're giving it every 6hrs (because it's alt w/ tylenol) you will be fine. Cool cloths to forehead, under the armpits, and if he's feeling like crap and will lay still and let you, in his groin. Don't let him bundle under a lot of blankets unless he is miserably uncomfortable, shivering is your body's way of trying to wear off the fever. Whatever he will take - pedialyte, juice, water, ice cubes, go for it. If it's fluid, let him have it. You know the motrin and tylenol. Alternate them every 3 hours and make sure he doesn’t get too much tylenol in a day, but if you’re giving it every 6hrs (because it’s alt w/ tylenol) you will be fine.

Cool cloths to forehead, under the armpits, and if he’s feeling like crap and will lay still and let you, in his groin. Don’t let him bundle under a lot of blankets unless he is miserably uncomfortable, shivering is your body’s way of trying to wear off the fever.

Whatever he will take – pedialyte, juice, water, ice cubes, go for it. If it’s fluid, let him have it.

]]> By: amy http://mihow.com/articles/2010/01/04/the-fevers-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-129390 amy Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:26:00 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=35213#comment-129390 my daughter became dehydrated last May and we had to take her to emergency to get an i.v. put in, it was very scary, but very necessary. The signs are lethargy, no urine, and the urine he has will be dark in color. His finger nails will stay white if you push down on them. You will know, and if you are already worried I would take him to the doctor to be sure, your instincts are the best for your child. Hope he is feeling better soon:( my daughter became dehydrated last May and we had to take her to emergency to get an i.v. put in, it was very scary, but very necessary. The signs are lethargy, no urine, and the urine he has will be dark in color. His finger nails will stay white if you push down on them. You will know, and if you are already worried I would take him to the doctor to be sure, your instincts are the best for your child. Hope he is feeling better soon:(

]]> By: Mil http://mihow.com/articles/2010/01/04/the-fevers-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-129388 Mil Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:32:33 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=35213#comment-129388 Does he like baths? A slightly cooler-than-usual-but-not-chilly bath might help with the fever, and if he is anything like my son, maybe he likes to dip his face in the water and lick his lips? Maybe two birds with one stone? Does he like baths? A slightly cooler-than-usual-but-not-chilly bath might help with the fever, and if he is anything like my son, maybe he likes to dip his face in the water and lick his lips? Maybe two birds with one stone?

]]> By: mihow http://mihow.com/articles/2010/01/04/the-fevers-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-129387 mihow Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:20:21 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=35213#comment-129387 And now the little bit of pee he does have smells of ammonia. :[ I will try vinegar. Getting more worried. Usually I can get him to eat or drink SOMETHING. And now the little bit of pee he does have smells of ammonia. :[

I will try vinegar. Getting more worried. Usually I can get him to eat or drink SOMETHING.

]]> By: Meghan http://mihow.com/articles/2010/01/04/the-fevers-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-129386 Meghan Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:16:57 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=35213#comment-129386 Soak a washcloth in vinegar and apply it to the soles of his feet. Always works on my kids but I am not sure why. Soak a washcloth in vinegar and apply it to the soles of his feet. Always works on my kids but I am not sure why.

]]> By: Shannon http://mihow.com/articles/2010/01/04/the-fevers-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-129385 Shannon Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:15:55 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=35213#comment-129385 Maybe he would like a smoothie? A watermelon one since he liked the watermelon. Even crushed ice or a "slushy" of ice and watermelon. Also, if he will let you, keep his wrists and neck cool with a cold cloth. Good Luck! Shannon Maybe he would like a smoothie? A watermelon one since he liked the watermelon. Even crushed ice or a “slushy” of ice and watermelon.

Also, if he will let you, keep his wrists and neck cool with a cold cloth.

Good Luck!

Shannon

]]> By: mihow http://mihow.com/articles/2010/01/04/the-fevers-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-129384 mihow Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:01:31 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=35213#comment-129384 He won't eat popsicles either. Won't go near OJ and now he's even refusing ice cream. :[ I am at a loss. When does one worry about dehydration? What do I look for? Worried!! He won’t eat popsicles either. Won’t go near OJ and now he’s even refusing ice cream. :[ I am at a loss. When does one worry about dehydration? What do I look for? Worried!!

]]> By: Alyce http://mihow.com/articles/2010/01/04/the-fevers-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-129382 Alyce Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:41:47 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=35213#comment-129382 Popsicles are what I'd try to get more fluids down him. Homemade? From watered down juice or pedialyte or something? Popsicles are what I’d try to get more fluids down him. Homemade? From watered down juice or pedialyte or something?

]]> By: Leball http://mihow.com/articles/2010/01/04/the-fevers-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-129379 Leball Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:21:35 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=35213#comment-129379 Belladonna 30c. Homeopathic pellets. About 2 or 3 under his tonuge every couple of hours. You can't over dose and they tast like little sugar pills. They are magic. I had this too with my son, and my friend, (a Naturopathic doc) recommend this and it worked for me. Good luck! Belladonna 30c. Homeopathic pellets. About 2 or 3 under his tonuge every couple of hours. You can’t over dose and they tast like little sugar pills. They are magic. I had this too with my son, and my friend, (a Naturopathic doc) recommend this and it worked for me. Good luck!

]]> By: Kelly http://mihow.com/articles/2010/01/04/the-fevers-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-129374 Kelly Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:43:14 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=35213#comment-129374 Oh no! I hope he gets better. I'd come keep company if I lived up North. May they go by quickly. Oh no! I hope he gets better. I’d come keep company if I lived up North. May they go by quickly.

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