Children and temperatures

I would never dare to make that decission myself. Ask your doctor :-)

If my sons feel hot to me, I usually give them Tylenol and see how they feel. I'll only take their temperature if they seem really really hot b/c I don't want to do the whole rectal thermometer b/c they are still little. I have the ear thermometer but it's not real accurate (or so I've heard).

Yaaah Its true that 100F is too high for childernAnd to tell that is a defence mechanism a body gives,But the heat is too much for any kid to handle.So what I think is it is a better to take care of a childs health.I saw this heat take life of a child toi.Its better to help a child live.Because a life is always very precious.This is what i think... What do you say

I start giving my children Tylenol as soon as they have a fever of 99 F , this may seem early but my little one's have a tendency to spike incredibly high fevers so I have to try and bring it down as soon as I see it going up . I don't know how high is too high as I have taken my children to the doctor's when it seemed really high and they have sent me home and told me not to worry about it but then other times I have called them when it wasn't near as high and they have told me to get my children up as it is way to high . They make it hard to be able to know what to do , so now I usually just call ahead .

if i can catch the fever at 99 before it gets to high i start to give the meds to them then to go ahead and try to stop it

Many people get scared and worried when their children have a fever. It is actually a good thing, it's the body's response when fighting off a virus. So it's good to let it run it's course, unless it's quite high or if the child can't sleep or rest. THe temperature to start worrying varies from child to child. I do agree that natural methods like cool baths are safer for small children. I work in the office of a naturopathic physician, this is the advice she gives for fever.

Our pediatrician has always told us when it hit 103 degrees! :) But that was when he was younger... he is still on his immunizations... But it's getting to be less and less number of trips to the doctor! :) Our son got up to 103 degrees and of course it scared the heebee jeebees outta me! ;)

I think over 101 is the time to start. But, what kind of meds are you giving? I call the doctor first.

100F is definitely too high and warrants medication. I would never hesitate giving medication to my children if they had a temperature. They do not get temperatures for no reason and tylenol will make them more comfortable and as always if the temperature did not come down I would take them to the doctor.

Good question. One thing I always do is just ask my Dr. every time I go in for an appt. is "When can I give medicine if my child get's a fever & when would I need to come in if the fever doesn't go away?" That way when a fever hits-- I know what to do & when to come in & there isn't alot of stress of not knowing what to do. I always write down everything my Dr. tells me as well that way I can remember.. I just chart everything which has been really effective. But, my daughter got a fever on Friday & it went up to 102.4 so I started with the motrin and then had to double dose through the night, but because I had asked my Dr. what to do in that situation-- I knew! I also do warm baths and give them popsicles to help them cool down as well.

Good question! :) I have heard a number of peditricians say that a fever of 101 or lower if the child isn't in any major discomfort to not give fever reducing meds, a fever when 101 or lower is a good thing the body is fighting of the infection on it's own. Now 9 times out of 10 when a temp reaches 101 depending on the age of the child they can become very irritable, but I do try to hold out though. When the temp reaches over 101 you should watch them closely for spiking fevers. As said before if it goes above 104 definetly should be at DR.'s office. I would call prior to the 104 myself. That is my 2 cents. Good luck to you here at mylot!

With my son, I prefer not to medicate him at all.. I do the cool bath and iced cloth to bring his fever down but my girl has suffered from "feveral convulsions" since she was just a baby and when it happens it scares the absolute bejeebers out of me so at the first sign of a fever with her she gets tylenol and a cool bath.

ofcourse it is not for children also very human.. so we have kep the temperature depends upon the country