16MTH OLD BABY RUNNING FEVER FOR 2 WEEKS STRAIGHT??? WAT THE???

[allison001]

MY BABY IS 1YR 4MTH OLD... HES BEN RUNNING A FEVER FOR 2 WEEKS NOW, HE HAS ALL HIS TEETH, STARTING TEETHING AT 2MTHS OLD. THIS FEVER GOES AWAY FOR A LITTLE BIT EACH DAY BUT ALWAYS COMES BACK & WHEN IT COMES BACK IT COMES BACK REAL HIGH. TYLENOL WONT BREAK IT BUT IBROPHREN WILL BREAK IT SOME. HE HAS HAD SEVERAL COLDS FROM DAY CARE & RAN FEVERS BEFORE BUT THE FEVERS NEVER STAY FOR LONGER THEN 2 DAYS. IM SCARED IF I JUST SIT ON IT IT MAY BE VALLEY FEVER OR SOMETHIN AWFUL LIKE THAT...OR IF I TAKE HIM IN IT MAY BE SOMETHIN DUMB & WITH HIM HAVING NO INS  IT GETS PRICEY & IM A AVERAGE JOE MOMA. ANY BODY KNOW WHAT IT MAY BE OR WHAT I SHOULD DO??

[kiwi25]

Take your baby to the doctor. Constant fever can cause brain damage. Forget the cost, you dont want to be responsible for that!

[Gina04]

How high is his fever right now?  If it is above 102, I would take him to urgent care or the ER now.  If it is lower, you probably don't need to have him seen today (unless he is having other symptoms).  But, I would call his doctor in the morning and have him seen tomorrow.  (Not sure where you live so I don't know what is available to you right now.)  It could be something as simple as an ear infection that requires antibiotics or it could be something worse that requires more intervention.  You don't want to let his fever get too high or he can have a febrile convulsion and you definitely don't want that.  If he is not going to be seen right away, be sure to keep his temp down.  You can put some rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball and rub his armpits or you can give him a cool bath or both.  If the doctor can't see him tomorrow, I would take him to urgent care to find out what is going on.