My 9 mo. old son is teething and has 102.5 fever. Baby tylenol has helped keep the fever down. Should I wake?

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him thru the night to continue the tylenol?
I spoke w/ the dr. today when fever was 101.9 and he advised tylenol. He left early and office is closed tomorrow. Office is open Sun. if fever persists. How do I know if fever is bec. of teething or other illness?
No other symptoms. Isn't this fever a bit high for teething?

I'm using a rectal therm.and his disposition and appetite are good.no symptoms except fever.

Answer 1

Keep checking his temp thru the night. People get warmer while they sleep. It does seem high for teething but all kids are different. What most people don't know is a fever is a sign that your body is working properly to fight infection and illness. He might be coming down with a bug that his body is working to fight off. If he starts acting not himself I would take him in or call his doctor.

Answer 2

No the temp. isn't high for teething and if he has no other symptoms I wouldn't worry as long a Tylenol is working. The eye teeth, the ones that look like fangs and the stomach teeth , the opposite on the bottom are usually the worst. The uppers cause head aches, temp., and who knows what else since they can't tell us. The stomach teeth cause upset stomach and fever. So, even the different teeth can cause different symptoms. The trick is, if the symptoms are treated and the child feels better then you know that that is probably what it is. Teething babies are sometimes miserable in so many ways and it comes and goes for so long with some teeth that we stay upset too. Just treat the symptoms and go from there. A temp. over 102 that Tylenol doesn't lower may warrant a call to the Dr. An upset stomach that Pepto or something similar doesn't help may warrant a call. I never wake a sleeping child. but, if you must sleep through a certain time and know the baby will go back to slep then go ahead and wake . Otherwise, I would let the baby wake me and use a cool cloth to cool it down until the tylenol kicks in.
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Answer 3

102.5 is NOT a dangerously high fever for a baby this age. You do NOT need urgent care.

In fact, if your child has never had a febrile seizure and isn't terribly uncomfortable, you don't have to do anything differently than you're already doing. You don't need to wake him to stay on your Tylenol schedule.

Keep him dressed lightly and offer him plenty of fluids. (You don't have to do Pedialyte. Plain old water, or even Gatorade, are fine, too.) If he's really miserable, you can put him in a shallow bath of warm water and sponge him until he's cooler, or you can (with your doctor's OK) alternate Tylenol and Motrin. (Motrin, then 3 hours later Tylenol, then 3 hours later Motrin, etc.)

My oldest daughter gets febrile seizures, and she runs temperatures with every little bug she picks up. She's hit 106 or higher before, and we are constantly reassured that this is OK in little kids. Really. Until she had her first seizure, they told us not even to treat a fever under 102, because fever is the body's way of killing off an infection. Now we just start right in with the Motrin/Tylenol business around the clock because her seizures, when she has them, are LONG--between 2 and 10 minutes--and we have to go in to the ER even though we KNOW they will say she's fine. She will likely outgrow the seizures by the time she's 5.

Maybe your son is headed down the same track? Or maybe he has an ear infection? Some kids don't have any other symptoms. But waiting and seeing is a perfectly fine approach as long as he doesn't seem to be in too much pain. Most ear infections will clear on their own, and Tylenol/Motrin are effective pain controllers.

Whatever he's got is probably viral, because most high-fever illnesses are viral, and there's probably nothing the pediatrician can do for him. It just has to run its course.

Hope he's feeling better soon.

Answer 4

102.5 is alittle high for a infant so young...a trip to the ER may not be a bad idea at this point..but if the tylenol helps it to go down any then i would just continue through the night..is this reading under the arm?if so you should really go to the ER because under the arm will read lower then the actual temp.really as i read more..if the temp was 101.9 the last time that you spoke to the DR. and it is up to 102.5 i would just head to the ER.you can never be too sure!!now let me tell you that atleast one other person said that fever is not really a side effect of teething and that is not true a low-grade fever is a sign of teething...but hey going to the ER and finding out that he is just teething is better then not going and something happening!!good luck!

Answer 5

If you can't get to medical services ....Try a tepid bath for ten minutes Then take the child out and wrap him in a sheet or towel that has been wrung out his temperature should come down after half an hour . You have probably found the tylenol controls the temp right up till the next dose is due. Should his temperature go any higher I'd be looking at taking him into a clinic A/hrs Ps a fan fairly far from him also helps(just blowing on low) Mum of 4

Answer 6

My advice would be to rotate tylenol with ibuprofen. It helps to help keep the fever down, and keep the baby comfortable. Is the baby crying all the time, or what, you didn't explain that. If he is just laying around with no signs of energy, and wants to sleep all the time., you should keep an eye on him. Is he really restless constantly? How is his appetite? Fever is nothing you mess with.,it always goes up at night, run his temp allot, and if it goes up above the 101.9 and stays there, take him to the emergency room. It sounds to me he may have an ear infection/upper respitory infection. If he plays allot after each dose of medicine/and is just cranky, well it could be just his teeth. , but I would watch him carefully & run his temp, even if he's asleep., better to be safe than sorry. Good Luck Mommie!!

Answer 7

Usually they have other symptoms like their nose runs and they're fussy and laying around alot. I'm not sure, but I think I would see about taking him somewhere else, especially if the fever persists. The fever sounds a bit high to me. Check on him through the night though and feel and see if he feels real warm. If he does and you think you should go ahead and wake him up, check his temp and give him some more Tylenol! Poor little guy!! If you feel you have to, take him to the urgent care!

Answer 8

It is not normal to have a fever from teething. That's an old wives tale. He might have the fever from a bug or a cold. I would continue the tylenol through the night, and keep checking his temp. If it goes up, call the doctor--you can usually reach them through the answering service.

Answer 9

I believe that's too high to be from teething. I would suggest giving him tylenol and wiping him down with a cool rag even if you have to wake him. Also make sure hes drinking plenty so he doesn't dehydrate.
If his fever stays high take him to the emergency room instead of waiting till Sunday.

Answer 10

Yes way too high tething fevers are low grade under 101 where are you reading this temp be sure to take a core temp before calling the doctor but I would say take the baby in ASAP my little one had spinal meningitis as an infant and that is some scarey stuff. Good luck sick babies are never fun.