Is this teething?

[marispel]

DS came home from daycare today with a fever of 101.9. He is 20 mo old and 3 of his canines have come in. Last week DS was fussy and not eating, but then by Saturday the drooling stopped and he started eating again. Then today - fever and lots & lots of drool along with chewing on his stuffed animal. He is not his usual happy self. You can definitely tell he has a fever - warm to the touch.

I guess I'm just hoping it is his teeth and not something else.

[Katie T]

Could be, my kids always ran a low grade fever when teething. My brother would run a 105 fever with teething, he was my moms 6th child and the first couple times she would take him in only to get a clean bill of health. Then she realized that right after those fevers he would get a tooth. Happened every time.

Hope your LO feels better soon.

[JessieBird]

I'd definitely say teething. Watch for other more serious symptoms like dehydration and follow the standard guidelines for how high and how long to let a fever last before going to the doctor (can't remember what they are, I always have to check my book!) and otherwise just cross your fingers that tooth comes in soon.