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One-Year Old with fever but no other Symptoms
by BooX_BooX, Nov 05, 2009 07:31PM
I have a one year old son, yesterday(Wednesday) around 3 I noticed my son's face felt hot to touch, I took him out of his clothes figuring he was just to bundled up,( he'd been outside in a long sleeve shirt and sweatpants) for a few hours.
I gave him about an hour in nothing but a diaper inside the house, I felt him again noticed his chest, cheeks and forehead was hot. I took his temperature, it was 102.7, I gave him some infant Tylenol and he took a nap.
When he woke up, about 2 hours later, his temp had fallen, to about 100.1.
Then later on in the night he wouldn't go to sleep, he stayed up all night, taking little 30 minute naps before getting back up, crying, he was stumbling over, how tired he was, but wouldn't go to bed until about 4 this morning after he had thrown up.
I checked his temp and it had gone back up to about 101, so I gave him another dose of Tylenol.
He finally went to bed for about 4 hours but when he woke up, he was still hot, I checked his temp and it was at 99.5 So I gave him one more dose of Tylenol.
Hes awake, a little fussy though, he doesn't want to sit on the floor or walk, just be held.
Should I take him to the ER even though all he has is a temp and he's a little fussy and wont sleep for long or wait 'till the morning and time him to see his pediatrician?
And, no one has been sick in the house for months, nor does he come in contact with any child that's been sick or really any child in general.
How ever, myself, his father and aunt go to school, so we do come in contact with others.
And I'm not sure if he's teething or anything because he has about 12 teeth already and chews on everything.
I gave him about an hour in nothing but a diaper inside the house, I felt him again noticed his chest, cheeks and forehead was hot. I took his temperature, it was 102.7, I gave him some infant Tylenol and he took a nap.
When he woke up, about 2 hours later, his temp had fallen, to about 100.1.
Then later on in the night he wouldn't go to sleep, he stayed up all night, taking little 30 minute naps before getting back up, crying, he was stumbling over, how tired he was, but wouldn't go to bed until about 4 this morning after he had thrown up.
I checked his temp and it had gone back up to about 101, so I gave him another dose of Tylenol.
He finally went to bed for about 4 hours but when he woke up, he was still hot, I checked his temp and it was at 99.5 So I gave him one more dose of Tylenol.
Hes awake, a little fussy though, he doesn't want to sit on the floor or walk, just be held.
Should I take him to the ER even though all he has is a temp and he's a little fussy and wont sleep for long or wait 'till the morning and time him to see his pediatrician?
And, no one has been sick in the house for months, nor does he come in contact with any child that's been sick or really any child in general.
How ever, myself, his father and aunt go to school, so we do come in contact with others.
And I'm not sure if he's teething or anything because he has about 12 teeth already and chews on everything.
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If your one year old has no other symptoms except fever and is active and playing in between when he is fever free, then in all probability he has a viral fever. The first day at times the fever does not touch baseline normal. You need to keep a temperature chart. Give a medicine to lower the fever when it comes. Give plenty of fluids. Sponge the child to bring the fever down. Generally viral fever takes about 3-5 days to settle.
If the fever persists in this high range 102.7 to 101 then consult a doctor, preferably a pediatrician.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!