[77589]

It's at 101.8 and I normally run in the 97s. I feel like crap, my chest and head are killing me. I've taken tylenol twice today. My entire body hurts. I don't even want to get up to pee. I can't believe I'm in front of the computer right now. Anyway, anyone know what the safe cut off is for temp?

 

[~Sarah~]

It's 101.0 for my m/w. I'd call, just to be safe and get in there during business hours. Have you been using a cool washcloth on your forehead?

 

[Mal85]

I had the same crud last week and it was not fun at all! My OB office said they don't like for it to get get any higher than 100.4. If the Tylenol isn't helping to reduce the fever, I'd give them a call.

 

[evening start]

Ugh! I'm sorry your feeling so ill. I agree with PP, you should call and have them check on everything, although there probably isn't much they can do. Feel better soon.

 

[ihugtrees]

If your temp is 101.8 after Tylenol, I'd definitely call. For every degree your temperature rises, your baby's rises two degrees.

 

[77589]

about 2 hours after the last dose of tylenol, it dropped to 100.5 and has remained at that since about 1:00.... I think I'm going to call. Thanks ladies!

 

[j_p_i]

Glad to hear you called, that's what I would have recommended too. Hope you're feeling better!

 

[77589]

Finally feeling better today. Calling was worthless. The nurse said it was fine long as the tylenol brought it below 101. It got to 103 so I called back the OB on call told me to take the tylenol every 4 hours. I asked how high was enough for me to go to the hospital, she said above 104, and told me to use icepacks and cold showers, cause that's all they'd do if I came in.

: I discovered how worthless calling in was last pregnancy when I had a UTI you'd think I would have expected the same crappy service...

 

[j_p_i]

Wow 104 seems really high! Glad to hear it came down on its own, though!

 

[jennert]

i'm so sorry your dr's office isn't wonderful.

hope you're feeling better.

 

[77589]

Haven't felt the baby move since being so sick, I was feeling him/her pretty consistantly before then. I'm going to try to get in today just to hear and make sure all is okay, but I don't know if they're even open at all this week. This sucks.

 

[TzippityDoulah]

there is nothing an OB can do but tell you to take more meds. fevers are a body's way of killiing germs so I oersonally think it's healthy to have a small fever. if it got above 101 , for baby's sake I would be taking motrin however. there is no studies against short/quick term use of motrin. just long term. tylenol is worthless against fevers, in my opinion.

first I would try cold wash cloths and other things like that.