TJ's been running low grade fever since saturday.
i can't seem to get a good reading.
the butt temp keeps coming out below normal
under the arm says he has a temp of 100.5( that was yesterday morning.) which means i'm not taking his temp right in his behind -or my thermometer is on the fritz.
last night i finally got a good read on the ear thermometer and it showed 100.0
regardless i have just decided he is sick with something and has a fever of some sort.
oh, and he's cutting molars too. if i thought teething was bad when he cut his first set of teeth, well this is a nightmare!
i've been running his humidifier in his room. he sounds AWFUL! in his chest.
i can't tell if he's congested or just going hoarse. sometimes when he cries or is playing and trying to make certain pitches no noise comes out.
but he's got this AWFUL barking dry cough deep in his chest.
he had an appt today anyway for his 2nd round of flu shot. but he probably won't get it if he's sick.
his appt was at 4. but since he's sick i moved it to 10 30.
which means i better go b/c it's 9 46 and i still need to wash my face and brush my teeth so we can get on the road!
wish us luck!
i'll let you know what the dr says.
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I know from other mommy bloggers that, not only is cutting molars a BITCH!, it can also bring on the fever, nasal congestion and cold-like symptoms.
I do concur that keeping him hydrated is tantamount to managing whatever it is- dehydration is what docs worry about most in babies, the other stuff is kind of secondary, even though it's also the most obvious and what you want to manage. The fluids will also help flush the whatever through his system faster.
so true shades. so true. he was asleep when we got home at 12 30. i put him in bed even though he had had no lunch and he slept for nearly 4 hrs! poor kid was starving when he woke up.
but no fever! maybe that much has passed.
Oh no! I hope he feels better soon!
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