My 14 month old has been running a fever(100/102)for several days but does not have any other symptoms. I took her to her pediatrican and he said to give her motron and if she is still running a fever by tomorrow they would have to do more testing. He also said if she was teething her temp would not be that high. Has anyones kids ever run fever without any other symptoms? Any adivice on a good thermometer?
K.
Thank you all for your resoponses they were all so helpful. This website has helped me out so much.It turns out my 14 mth old daughter has Roseola so hopefully her fever should break now and we just have to wait it out until she clears up. So if you have a child between 6mths and 3 years of age it is most likely they will get this so thanks to one of the resopones I was prepared. I can see now as a new mom how people are afraid to take their kids out because they seem to always catch some kind of a virus. I just hate to see her so unhappy. But I guess you can not keep them in forever.
K.
My son is 4 and last week he had a fever for 5 days that I thought would never go away, but I kept switching from Motrin to Tylenol all through the day and it finally just went away. But he had no other symptoms and actually you couldn't tell he was sick unless I didn't give him the medicine. Hopefully this helps you.
S.
Boy, this is such a common question. I am Peds nurse, and a school nurse to ages 3-10 and this is my favorite answer. There are no rules when it comes to fever. Some kids will run fevers while teething- that is a fact. Some will try to dispute it, but frankly, two of my own children did not and one did. Every single tooth was awful! So, yes, kids can run fevers also for no apparent reason, viruses ususally. In my own home if a kid runs a fever for a few days and just doesnt seem to be getting better, i will take them in. Sometimes it's something as easy as an ear infection due to cold, but sometimes it's just another day or two and they get better. I wish that each and every child acted the same way, but they sure dont. Some kids also respond better to Tylenol than others-ask your MD for proper dosing.
Good luck!
My son is 1 and he ran a fever anywhere from 102 to 104. On the second day when his temp reached a peak of 104.4 I took him to The ER. The ER tried to tell me because of him running only a fever, his ears and throat were clear, and he had no other symptoms what so ever, that he probably had the flu. They said their would be no need in testing cause he looked very healthy. So we went two more days with fever and decided to not go with what the ER told us and to go see our sons pediatrician. CVC count was checked and then a flu test was ran on him. Which before we could get any of the results back from either test tour pediatrician had said he felt like our son had Roseola and as he was talking about Roseola the CVC came back and showed his white blood count to be very low. Which made the pediatrician more certain of his diagnosis. Doc said in a couple of days our sons fever would subside and a rash then would appear on his body and he would be perfectly fine. Well he was very right. 4 days of running high fever and on the 5 day his fever had subsided and a rash had started to appear. The ER was all wrong with their diagnosis. Our son's flu test was negative. So from saying all this, if a child is running a fever for no apparent reason ask your doctor about Roseola. It is a virus that appears in young children under the age of 3 but can appear in adults (rarely). I hope this helped you
My almost 2 year old went through this a month ago. He had a fever between 100 and 102 for about 5 days. Other than that, he was totally fine. I didn't call the doctor until day 4, and they told me they would normally have liked to see him earlier, but I told them it has been going down. So, we waited a day and then it broke and I never took him in. I know MANY moms who have been going through this odd sickness lately. They have all been fine. I personally didn't want to subject my kid to tests when he was acting normally. So, do what you feel is best. Just know that we went through this as well and we were fine.
Hi K.,
I am going to agree with the other moms as well. Fevers are our bodies way of fighting things off (viruses, etc). Unless she seems really miserable, I wouldn't even give the motrin. Let her body fight it.
But yes, both my kids have had high fevers (even in the 102's and 103's) and it can be the roseola that the other mom's have mentioned or just a silly old virus that we will never know what it is.
Hang in there.
B. :-)
HI K.!
I ditto the other moms.. it could just be a virus that has been going around.
Keep an eye out, and don't be too alarmed if she develops a flat pink lacy rash on the trunk of her body. My son had a fever for 3 days (it was high...102-103) we treated it at home, i did call the ped though, and they said give tylenol (we can't use motrin because of the stomach upset issue with Ibuprofen - he had reflux - it has never made my kids fevers budge though, so I don't ever use it anyway).
anyway...If she develops a rash, it could be roseola. characterized by a moderate to high fever for about 3 days, then the fever breaks, and the rash appears. no other symptoms (at least from my little guy - unless you count him being cranky).
I dont believe there is anything they can do to treat it - it's a virus, and it is contagious. My ped. office diagnosed over the phone and said they didn't need to see him for roseola. let it run it's course.
I have found a warm bath helps a fever come down, and makes them feel better all around.
It's always hardest when our kids can't tell us if something hurts! My doctor says to treat pain, but not necessarily just fevers. My twins are older than your daughter, but just last week they both had fevers ranging from 100.5 to 103.9 and no other symptoms. They were tired from fighting off whatever it was and I made sure to keep them hydrated. After they were fever-free for about 24-36 hours each got a little diarrhea and clear runny noses. They are not teething. So their bodies must've fought off whatever virus it was. With my older daughter, I always checked her throat to see if it was red. Often, it seemed she had a high pain tolerance for cold symptoms at a young age, but her tonsils would be red and swollen. It is hard to tell, but I'm sure your daughter's little body is doing whatever it needs to to stay healthy. Just make sure she's having regular wet diapers and her lips aren't dry. Also, my pediatrician said that the inside of their lower eyelids should be nice and pinkish red when they are fully hydrated; white would be an early sign of dehydration. Love her up & she'll probably be fine. As for thermometers, we use a Braun ear thermometer very similar to the ones at our doctor's office. It was about $30 at Babies R Us and Target also carries them.
Yes, my son has had about 2 fevers that didn't result with symptoms. Sometimes it is the type of virus that is going around. I wouldn't think too hard about it and it should break by day 3/4. My son had this once, with no other symptoms, and then on the 4th day broke out in a rash. I freaked out because the doctor didn't say this would happen. It was a common childhood illness call Roseola.
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_vir...
So don't be surprised if this happens and just call the doctor so they can confirm. Just continue to give fluids, Motrin, and if it doesn't go away in the time frame the doctor gave you go back. But I think things should be okay!
My son just turned 11 years old in January. When he was a baby - 5 years old or so, the only "illness" he ever had were high fevers. He never had any other signs or symptoms. If he caught something or was run down, he'd run a fever. I'd give Motrin/Tylenol and it would go away in a day or 2.
