Fever Gone, and Back Again

K., it sounds like your daughter is fighting something. A fever isn't a bad thing. It is the way a body naturally fights illness. Only if it gets too high as to cause a seizure, is it something to worry about. Why on earth would a doctor give antibiotics for a cold? That doesn't make any sense. Paracetamol is not a safe thing to be giving a child so freely. It is horrible for your liver, potentiallycausing liver failure over time. Let her rest, give her fluids.You can give her peppermint oil in water (one drop is all you need), which will help her regain her health. Give it to her a few times a day. If she is having a hard time sleeping, then you can give her paracetamol, but other than that, I wouldn't.

Your temps are throwing me off, so I can't tell if its a bad fevor or not. If your dr. checked for the basics - ear infection, sinus infection, strep throut - then it could be that she has a sensitivity to something where she was playing on Sunday, and her body just hasn't figured it out yet.

M.

The medicine is masking the fever, not curing what ever is going on with her. There is a good chance she may be getting her 2 year molars. I never really medicated my kids when they were growing up. Also fevers actually aid in an illness, according to some pediatricians I have spoke to. Just keep any eye on her for any changes of behavior, in her eating, sleeping, but I have an 18 month old in my daycare who is cutting her 2 year molars, and her fever was up and down as well. Hope this helps. J.

My child has done this twice now..fever came and went, cranky, but no other symptoms, and it lasted a few days both times. I honestly don't know for sure if she was teething (because she wouldn't let us in her mouth to see) but it's the only thing I can figure out. I'm guessing two year molars. Hopefully we're done with that for a while now.

It could be hand foot and mouth. although I don't understand your temps either...sorry.

Check to see if she is teething. She may be starting to get her two year molars.

My friends son was having similiar fevers to what your daughter is going through. She was taking him to the dr., and even to the emergy. rm. Until one of the dr.'s at the emergy. rm checked his throat. Found out he had an infection, and was causing the fevers. Did your daughter get her throat checked? it could be the samething. Or like some of the other ladies said she could also be teething. Hope she feels better.

I dont understand the degrees on your thermometer...

people tend to get hot when they sleep...could be from dreaming..i don't know why..but maybe she just gets hot when she sleeps...there is an herbal remedy for flu's and colds called Umka..the tea works the best..you pour powder into hot water..but i usually give my son the liquid kind..you can get it at Wholefoods..it cuts the duration of a cold or flu down...if she is ill you can't expect it to just be gone in a day...some flu's take 2 weeks or more..but i have a feeling she just gets hot when she sleeps..i would wait an hour after she's been up and then take her temp and see if she has a fever..if so then give her her meds and after 6 hours take her temp again..if its back up..give her her meds.

xo

I'm not sure giving Paracetemol one time is going to cause her liver problems, especially if it's made for babies but everyone has their own opinion on drugs for children. I agree on the antibiotics - I think doctors give that stuff too freely. With fevers, you should just monitor it and make them as comfortable as possible. You have to make the decision that YOU feel comfortable with regarding giving your child meds. :)
We had the same issue with our 3.5 yr old girl last year - exact symptoms. My doctor said it was a strain of H1M1 or whatever that virus was last year that everyone was talking about/had. He just sent her home and recommended a fever reducer - we kept an eye on it and it went in a couple days. It was truly strange though - had the fever one day, went to daycare for a couple days when it was gone, then they called us because it was back again. She was wiped out. But there were no other symptoms. I'd never seen anything like it. She basically just slept it off.

Good luck!