Fever please advice asap-feel really nervous

[Debobu]

My 13 month old DS was clingy and not in the best of spirits on and off all day. After bath he started crying and sounded a little congested. Now he is asleep on me and he feels like he has a high fever.
I feel scared and feel inclined to measure his temp but my DH says to let him sleep and measure it in am or if he wakes up.
I AMA first time mom and get really scared when he has a fever. He doesn't have any vax so I always worry about that too when he is sick.
What woul you do ?
Measure temp even if he wakes?
Call the dr?
Do you give your DC anything for fevers?
Please coment I feel pretty anxious now :- (

[Jenivere]

As long as he's having plenty of wet/messy diapers, keeping down fluids and doesn't appear to be having trouble breathing (bluish color around nose and lips) he is probably fine and rest is exactly what he needs. I wouldn't give him anything or disturb him to take his temp. Just keep and eye on his symptoms. I have four kids and they always sleep more when they don't feel well.

ETA: mine are un-vaccinated as well.

[chi_mama]

I only give tylenol if my kiddo is in discomfort. There is no need to 'treat' the fever, it's your son's natural way of fighting infection. I completely agree with Jenivere. The other thing I do when my LO is sick is keep him close to me. I find I can feel his temp pretty well from skin contact and I feel that the comfort we get from one another is essential in keeping us happy when we're not well.

[Debobu]

Thanks for the input!
I will try to not worry too much....

[K-Mom3]

I would consider trying to take his temp under his arm while he's in a deep sleep stage. Also, I want to warn you that fevers are often highest in the middle of the night. But unless it is up to say 102, I wouldn't call a doctor. It is almost always better to wait until morning. I would give him tylenol whenever he wakes up next.

[pbjmama]

I wouldn't bother him if you thought he would wake up. I don't hesitate to take a waking temp, I love the 3 second vicks thermometer. I give ibuprofen for pain and if it is needed to rest at night.

[chiara]

my DD (now 4) would run high temps when she fevered up until a year or so ago. Like close to 104. Previous poster's symptoms are mor important to watch for than actual temp, imo. Good luck!

[Caterina]

Our LO just had a fever on and off for a day or 2 last week. She is also non-vax and we don't do meds for fevers. My DH's aunt is a homeopath, and she recommended Aconite (in the 30x strength)... it worked great - the fever came down quickly. It's something we'll have in our repertoire from now on. We also have one of those forehead thermometers that just takes 3 seconds to swipe it across.

[Caterina]

Oh, the aunt said that if she's ever running a fever and totally spaced out, with gaping mouth and drooling to take her to the hospital... those are the signs to get help asap. It made us feel better to know what that might look like.

[SFam]

i dont treat a fever. my advice is take the temp if you think knowing a number will be reassuring for you. sometimes knowing makes people feel better. personally, i like to avoid taking the temp too often. i try to keep an eye on it simply by touch throughout the day. i might take it a couple times a day if she's feeling really hot.

as previous posters have said: fluids, rest, luke warm or room temp chamomile tea if your LO will drink it can be helpful, my naturopath recommended an herbal product called Temp Assure, i think it's by Herbs for Kids. it doesnt reduce the fever, but has herbs to help the body manage the fever.

hope your LO feels better soon.

[mamadelbosque]

If you have to move him to take his temp, leave him be. But thats why we bought one of those in-ear thermometers - then you can take there temp when their sleeping w/o them noticing

My DS' had a fever for a couple days last year ~102-103ish. But you wouldn't have *EVER* guessed it had you not touched him. He was peachy fine. About a week ago he had a fever of 101-103 for ONE day. We only treat fevers if hes totally completely miserable, and that hasn't happend in a while... He hasn't even seen the doc since 9 months cause I kept waiting for him to get sick enough to warrant a visit... so now i have an appointment scheduled just cause' ya know, he will be 3 shortly... and yeah. Just a 'hi how are you' might be a decent idea. Just to have on file, yk? (obviously, we don't vax either)

[Hoopin' Mama]

My ped told me not to panic until a fever hit 104.
Whenever it gets close to that high, ds doesn't sleep well.
I only give tylenol when ds is in discomfort, which is harder to figure out with a non-verbal child. The fever needs to do its work, but you also don't want to make the child suffer through a bad headache or something. Always a tough call for me.

Whenever I feel panicky, I go to the Dr. Sears website. There is a good list of symptoms and when to worry and not to worry guidelines.

Hope you LO gets better soon!

[Debobu]

Thanks for all the replies!!!
I ended up not taking hi temp until am.
He woke up upset but then eat avoid amount, drank water, played and nursed.we measured temp with an ear thermometer at10.8 and later 101.3 but he feels a bit warmer than that tome. He seems playful and hPptenoughand then c
he will start cryiing acting as if hedoesnt feel well!!
He sounds a little congested too and think he maybe tething..
Hope fever doesn't get worse and he feels better: (
thanks for the support!

[Debobu]

Sorry for the typos!!!
I was replying from my cell phone and some words got tied together etc....