So its been a rough 2 weeks .
Baby Ethan had his very first fever Feb. 24. Scared the crap out me! Panic totally took over and I was completely flustered – should I give him the Tempra? Emergency? But then again, it wasn’t that high of a fever – 37.7 to be exact when his normal temperature is around the 36.5 mark.
Anyway, we decided to give him Tempra but were unclear w/the dosage – 1 mL looks like an awful look for such a small baby – especially in the dropper! So we ended up giving him one drop (like the Vitamin D Drops we’re used to giving him) and it was enough to bring it back down a bit. The next morning I took him into to see the doctor’s and they said its probably a viral infection and it was fine for me to continue giving him Tempra. When I got home, I gave him a 1/2 dosage of Tempra and he was fine afterwards! The days following he had a cough/runny nose but everything else was fine.
Then yesterday, he was finally free of coughing. Unfortunately at 4am I woke up and Baby Ethan was super warm again! We took his temperature and it was 38 this time! If I thought 37.7 was scary, 38 was horrifying! I googled everything, woke up my husband undecided about whether or not to take him into Emerg! We finally called Telehealth and the nurse assured me its ok – “Fevers are good – the baby’s immune system is responding to any virus, builds his immune system too” she also went on to tell me that it wasn’t necessary to even see his doctor the next morning – let alone go into the emerg! I didn’t even have to give him Tempra until his temperature reaches 39!
So this morning we wake up – after a rough couple hours of on/off co-sleeping and he’s 100% fine! His personality’s unchanged, he’s happy, playful and eager to start his day and even refuses to go back to sleep! There’s just way too much to see in the world.
So…is he really sick? Or are these just freak fevers that put his body in check? *sigh* What a rollarcoaster ride….poor hubby who’s at work today…