my baby's just 5 month old what medication or remedy can i give him to relieve his fever caused by teething?

Answer 1

Infants tylenol or motrin, or teething tablets all work

Answer 2

Fever caused by teething is an old wives' tale. If it's a low grade fever, he's probably coming down with something little and can fight it off. If the fever is over 101 - he needs to see a doctor. If fever is 100 and lasts for more than 3 days, he should also see a doctor.

Infant's tylenol is best. tylenol.com should have a chart on what the dosage would be. It's always based on weight, as babies' weights differ for each age. If you're still not sure of the dosage, call your doctor or nurse on-line, and they can easily look it up.

Answer 3

Young babies do get low grade fever and irritability when teeth just erupt I mean when teeth comes out by tearing the gums. This fever is due to the trauma caused by new teeth to the gum. Charateristics of this fever is that it is low grade seldom going higher than 100 deg F, and is not persistent. In this condition only Paracetamol syrup is all that is needed. To reduce the uneasiness in the gum just rub the gums with your own clean finger smeared with honey or any thing like that. I hope this will resolve the problem. Enjoy your kids teething ang growing up.
By the way I am a consultant Paediatrician.

Answer 4

A baby's fever can get quite high at a young age and it is completley normal. The best thing to do, especially for a fever that is only caused by teething, is to help him with cool cloths, cool baths, maybe a fan. Fevers are actually beneficial for the body - the body heats up in attempt to kill off whatever is invading. If the fever goes above 103 for more than a few hours, then I would be concerned. My daughter (10 months) just got over a fever of 103 for three days - the doctors office was closed and I didn't feel she warranted a hospital visit. We did everything we could to keep her comfortable, let her rest as much or as little as she needed to, and eventually the fever broke and she was fine. To bring down a fever can actually do a dis-service to your baby because you are taking away one of the body's strongest defenses at fighting off invading bacteria (heat).

So, I would say as long as it doesn't get out of control, as long as baby is alert when awake (if unresponsive, then i would think of a doctor), as long as baby doesn't seem to be in terrible emotional condition, and as long as it isn't really prolonged - let it run its course. It could clear up easier than you think. Not everything needs to be treated with medication.

Answer 5

I gave my son baby generic tylenol. mine says 1.0 ml for 4-11 months. my son was just 5 months and his first 2 teeth came in2 days apart. I was lucky, he just wanted something to chew on, he wasn't fussy or feverish and rarely has been. At 20 months he has 14 teeth, missing only the last 4 molars now.

I found that generic worked just fine for us and it helps that generic is less costly than name brand when in most cases it works exactly the same.

Just make sure whatever you decide on that you read the label and directions very carefully to make sure that it is right for your baby.

Answer 6

I didn't use this for a fever but fever can be caused by the stress of teeth coming in to, so I gave my daughter Hylands Teething tablets... Works wonders, they dissolve instantally and it is homopathic. You can also use tylenol with them

Answer 7

I work for a pediatricians office. You can give infants tylenol. usually it is based on weight and since I dont know what the weight is, I would give him .4ml 1/2 dropperful every 4 hours as needed. Do not give motrin until your child is 6 months.

Answer 8

I highly suggest Tylenol if you haven't seen your physician. Most physicians and nurse practitioners don't suggest Motrin until they are after 6 mos. of age, but sometimes Drs. make exceptions. I would use it concurrently with teething gel. And above all, do it especially right before he goes to bed. It will make your night go much smoother.

I tried freezer/refrigerator rings and my daughter hated the cold.

Good Luck.

Answer 9

try a little tylenol and a frozen bananna! If you have a mesh feeder use it to save the mess on baby It;s a great remedy..A frozen wash cloth is also a good one...Frozen waffles...Cut the bananna down the middle and into smaller chunks into a ziplock and into the freezer then give to baby!

Answer 10

Tylenol or infants Motrin, even both. NOT AT THE SAME TIME! Within four hours of each other. But ask your pediatrician to be sure!