Re: why can't babies come with instructions...

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it hels alot thankyou

candice

Re: why can't babies come with instructions...

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>You asked what we felt was a fever. Depends on the age of the child. My

>daughter is almost 5 and has never fooled around with low grade fevers.

>Hers go straight up to 104 without stopping and without passing " go " .

>She first did this when she was about 18 months old. Of course we took

>her straight to the ER cause we just KNEW she was dying! LOL They gave

>her motrin, made her cry, which could have made her more dehydrated and

>sent her home. (I could have done that at home minus the crying! LOL)

>So since then, we have learned several different things...

>1) a fever in and of itself is not necessarily a bad thing. It is the

>bodys way of reacting to something funky in there.

>2) personally, i do not use tylenol except when motrin will not bring the

>fever down to an acceptable level (which for us is about 101) Tylenol

>can cause liver and kidney damage if given in over doses.

>s fever went up to 105.6 this past fall with a virus she had caught

>and we stayed home. I called a nurses line at 11:30PM when i couldn't

>get it under 101 but i was doing all the things they would have done in

>the ER so why bother with taking her down and having her cry and loose

>precious body fluids. I had given her the tepid bath, dressed her

>lightly, given her motrin and alternated with tylenol (yes, thats safe if

>you know how to do it) She was drinking, eating and playing. Its more

>important, i feel, to watch the BEHAVIOUR as well as the numbers. Your

>child could be very sick but only have a fever of 100. Or could have a

>fever of 104 and be running thru the house. Which of those would you

>worry about more?

>Anyway enough of my ramblings!

>I hope this has helped

>---Debbie (mdmoore4@... and DMOOREL971@...)

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