worried and anxious!

[Sesley12]

My daughter has had on and off fever for already 5 days. :( she's 3 years old and has a history of febrile seizures. It's an ugly experience to go through, and everytime she gets a fever I start feeling anxiety and it's hard for me to get a good night's rest. Being pregnant with my 2nd is also tough when I feel this way. I feel so nauseous and I get super worried. I've been stressing out a bit because my daughter fights me on taking any medicine, I start crying and I know the way I feel is bad for the baby. But I just can't help it. :(

[shib181]

Try to get her in the bath with room temp water and eat some popsicles and keep up the fluids also you can try mixing Tylenol into a small amount of juice and see if that will get her to drunk it. Good luck momma

[Sesley12]

I've taken her to the ER twice already. They didn't find no infection or bacterial. And I just got her some suppositories today. So tonight I will be giving her one. It's just a scary feeling to go through.

[knufrio]

There is a lot going around right now that's causing lasting fevers. I work in PEDs and generally our rule of thumb is if its been consistently over 100.4 for 3 days they should be seen, just because at that point they'll usually be able to differentiate between a viral illness or something bacterial like an ear infection. If you are worried about febrile seizures just try to stay on top of the medication. You can also give lukewarm baths too if she isn't a fan of medication. They also make a suppository form of acetaminophen, the brand is Feverall.

[HannahJohnson]

Your just being a good mother! Good mothers worry! Febrile seizures are harmless as you know. Try not to stress yourself out. My daughter (1 year old) just got over a high fever that lasted three days... it sux!