I have a 1 year old daughter who had immunizations last Monday. She had 6 done at 1 time. Now, as of early yesterday morning, she has had a fever of 104 at times, irritable,diahrrea, and a few welts that almost resemble bug bites. The doctor seems not concerned. She is also pale and will only nurse,not eat or drink anything, and REALLY clingy. Any advice? I want to go to the ER
2006-08-24 07:50:57 · 13 answers · asked by GoldBug 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
I almost forgot, her fever, at one time today, i was holding her and she felt very cold. Her temp went down to 96.6
2006-08-24 07:55:45 · update #1
Try and give her a cool bath.Not cold just cool.Maybe try and give her a Popsicle if you have any.This might help her fever go down and give her some sugar to refuel her.Have you given her any Tylenol or Motrin?Hope this helps some.I have three kids.When my daughter was a baby,she used to get high fevers.they would tell me to relax.As long as she is at least nursing she should be okay.If she stops taking anything at all call your doctor back or take her to the er.Next time you might want to try and give her a dose of Tylenol before the appointment to get it into her system before the pain actually arrives.That helped my son on Wed.Feel free to e-mai me and let me know if it helped. jayneschultz@yahoo.com
2006-08-24 08:02:03 · answer #1 · answered by jayne s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell the doctor you don't care if he's concerned, YOU'RE concerned, and take her in.
Babies can have much higher fevers than adults and still be OK, but this is going on for a while. Give her tylenol to bring that fever down, and either get her doc to see her or take her to the ER. Maybe it's nothing, but someone needs to see what you're seeing to know that.
Oh, and could those welts be a mild case of chicken pox? That can happen from the vaccine.
2006-08-24 07:58:00 · answer #2 · answered by PrincipalNZF 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your child could be suffering from unwanted side effects of immunization that she recieved. It could also be a mark of Rota virus infection, which she might have caught when she was taken for immunization from other children or the persons who handled her. Nothing to get unusually worried about. Reduce her fever by cold sponging and get the temperature to 100 degrees and maintain at that. Do not give her any antibiotics since the effect of immunization may get washed off. Do not let her get dehydrated which is common during illnesses and fever in small children. Consult your doctor if the rash spreads or your child has fits or becomes unusually lethargic and stops feeding.
2006-08-24 09:04:29 · answer #3 · answered by doctor2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GO TO THE ER!!
That doctor sounds like he's outta his mind. All those symptomns are signs of a reaction to the vaccine. The 104 fever by itself isn't cause for concern but with the welts and her only nursing...
Go quick!
2006-08-24 07:57:02 · answer #4 · answered by Baby #3 due 10/13/09 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Her immune system is working at its maximum capacity, with all the immunizations, which mimic the disease enough to mount an immune defense.
If she got the MMR, I think she probably has a mild case of measles from the vaccine. If she got the chicken pox vaccine, likely to be that. Same thing happened to mine and I took her to ER and was embarrassed when they said that was the vaccine combination.
As long as she is nursing, and wetting diapers, which indicates her hydration is okay, you are probably safe in just checking with the doctor that gave her the vaccines and taking their advice, which I suspect will be Tylenol and pedialyte.
2006-08-24 08:45:07 · answer #5 · answered by finaldx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would be very concerned if I were your doctor. I agree that you should go to the ER. It's better to be safe than sorry. It sounds like she may be having a reaction to the shots. If you decide to wait on going to the ER, I would recommend that you give her some infants IBprofen and then six hours later give her infants tylenol. and keep rotating. That should bring the fever down. But I really urge you to take her to the ER.
2006-08-24 08:01:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
immunizations cause fever, that is unusual for it to be so high , also why was she given 6 at one time? You must have missed some along the way. I would take her back to the dr. for recheck and make sure everything is o.k. She could have a reaction from some of the meds.
2006-08-24 08:00:24 · answer #7 · answered by pamela s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take her to the ER, because an high infection if not brought under control can cause brain damage and/or death in a child! find a new doctor..her's is a quack!
2006-08-24 07:54:06 · answer #8 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give her Tylenol for fever and discomfort, and keep her at a comfortable temperature. The reaction should be leaving.
2006-08-24 08:52:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are more comfortable getting her checked out, there's nothing wrong with that. Hell, I took my cat to the E.R., (for animals) at 3 a.m. about a month ago! So I understand how you must feel.
2006-08-24 08:49:17 · answer #10 · answered by Jessiekatsopolous 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋