Guest guest Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 With this summer heat, I totally agree with you that it's really important to make sure our babies don't get overheated. My son had a fever (peaked at 101) for a few days during treatment and I kept the helmet off. My ortho said not to wear it during an ACTIVE fever (meaning that if the fever breaks for part of the day, it's ok to wear the helmet until it comes back later). > > My friend's daughter has been off again on again sick for the past > month. She just started running a fever and when they took her to the > hospital, they said she was most likely fighting a non contagious > bacterial issue, but her pediatrican said that it could be viral given > the time of year. In the event that it is viral, and my daughter gets > a fever, what should I do? The helmet is very hot to begin with and I'm > terrified that she's going to get severly ill due to the excess heat. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 1. Don't give tylenol. 2. Best is if you can control it with tepid baths. 3. Rosewater every 15 mins can help too. If the fever isn't too high, and your son isn't prone to seizures, sometimes it will just run its course. When my son's fever was really high this winter, I wound up giving him motrin. Not sure what others' opinions on motrin are............ On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 4:42 PM, jenny7422 <jenny7422@...> wrote: > > > What is safe to do for a fever? We just moved to a new area and don't have > a regular doctor. We are doing biomed and have major yeast issues. My son's > temp is 101.7 and rising. Any tips??? Not sure what to do. Thanks! > Jen > > > -- Human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but rather life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves. Marquez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 ----- Original Message ----- From: Kimberley Yee ===> We give Motrin for moderate to extreme discomfort or any fever over 102. 1. Don't give tylenol. 2. Best is if you can control it with tepid baths. 3. Rosewater every 15 mins can help too. If the fever isn't too high, and your son isn't prone to seizures, sometimes it will just run its course. When my son's fever was really high this winter, I wound up giving him motrin. Not sure what others' opinions on motrin are............ On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 4:42 PM, jenny7422 <jenny7422@...> wrote: > > > What is safe to do for a fever? We just moved to a new area and don't have > a regular doctor. We are doing biomed and have major yeast issues. My son's > temp is 101.7 and rising. Any tips??? Not sure what to do. Thanks! > Jen > > > -- Human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but rather life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves. Marquez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 i agree about the seizures, my son had a small seizure about 6 months ago and hasnt had one since. however i will use motrin in case of fever so not to bring on any seizures if possible. i bought a couple of homeopathy remedies for fever i havent had to use them yet but you can find them where ever you buy your gf/cf products. we have an organic coop and the vitamin shoppe sell them also. sharon > > > What is safe to do for a fever? We just moved to a new area and don't have > a regular doctor. We are doing biomed and have major yeast issues. My son's > temp is 101.7 and rising. Any tips??? Not sure what to do. Thanks! > Jen > > > -- Human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but rather life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves. Marquez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 if the fever is under 103 leave it. Fever is how the body kills viruses. If you reduce the fever, the virus does not get killed. Fever is the body's natural response to infection. If a fever goes above 103 you can give way less than the dose on the bottle of Motrin to lower it slightly but not get rid of it. The child will get better faster if the illness is allowed to run it's natural course. If you get panicky about it, you can give the homeopathic remedy Belladonna for fever. For my kids at 101...we'd do nothing but give lots of fluids and broths. > > What is safe to do for a fever? We just moved to a new area and don't have a regular doctor. We are doing biomed and have major yeast issues. My son's temp is 101.7 and rising. Any tips??? Not sure what to do. Thanks! > Jen > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Just FYI, you might want to seek a 24 hour EEG, even with " febrile " seizures. This was how we discovered my son was having epileptiform activity at night. It presented as a daytime febrile seizure, and a 20min daytime EEG was normal, but he was having LKS-like abnormalities at night further testing (Anne Connolly, SPECT scan) showed extensive seizure activity, inflammation, and brain auto-antibodies. We treated with lamictal and had dramatic overall improvements in his " autism " symptoms and his diagnosis has been changed to LKS now by his neurologist. Suzanne > > > > > > > What is safe to do for a fever? We just moved to a new area and don't have > > a regular doctor. We are doing biomed and have major yeast issues. My son's > > temp is 101.7 and rising. Any tips??? Not sure what to do. Thanks! > > Jen > > > > > > > > -- > Human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give > birth to them, but rather life obliges them over and over again to give > birth to themselves. > Marquez > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Hello all, My daughter who's 6 mo is on her 5th week in a Boston Band. She has a low grade fever with a cold. Temp of 100 starting last night. I've had the helmet off since starting the fever. What has everyone else done when they have a fever? What temp do you normally take the helmet off? Thanks much in advance!! Johanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 My son was in between 100- 104 degrees for about 3 days and my pediatrician suggest to take the helmet off. Two day later I got the appointment at CT and I told to the technician about it and she told no problem with it.As soon his body temperature was under 99 he started to use the helmet back Sent from my iPhoneOn Jul 8, 2009, at 2:47 PM, Johanna Wood <jokrypel@...> wrote: Hello all, My daughter who's 6 mo is on her 5th week in a Boston Band. She has a low grade fever with a cold. Temp of 100 starting last night. I've had the helmet off since starting the fever. What has everyone else done when they have a fever? What temp do you normally take the helmet off? Thanks much in advance!! Johanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 I was specifically told anything over 100.4 meant to take it off until it was under control. The minute she started feeling hot again, I'd take it off. I specifically called once to confirm this when she was only 100, and was told that it was okay to have it on her. The idea is that if the temp is too high, then the body can't cool itself off adequately. Re: Fever? I was told to take off the helmet for a high fever and when you got it under control (by giving him Tylenol or Motrin...) you can put it back on. >> > Hello all,> > My daughter who's 6 mo is on her 5th week in a Boston Band. She has a low grade fever with a cold. Temp of 100 starting last night. I've had the helmet off since starting the fever. What has everyone else done when they have a fever? What temp do you normally take the helmet off?> > Thanks much in advance!!> > Johanna> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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