My baby's temperature is 99.0 (under his arm) is this a fever?

Question

He has been eating just fine, and sleeping fine as well- should i just keep an eye on him?

Answer 1

99 is not a fever. You should take his temperature rectally to be on the safe side, and take his temperature often. 100 is considered a fever. Quoting the source below: "Regardless, in infants and small children, fever is regarded as anything 100 F (37.8 C) or higher"

Also, as a side-note -- I recommend getting a Temporal Thermometer. They're about $50 at Walgreens, but well worth it. It takes 1 second to get a temperature and it's very accurate. I hope your baby is well.

Answer 2

Yes, it is a fever. A temperature taken under the arm is one degree lower than it actually is. So, it is actually 100 degrees. How old is your baby? I would give him some Tylenol just to bring the fever down. How long has he had this fever? I like to give my kids Pedalyte when they have a fever even if they don't have diarrhea or vomiting just to be on the safe side. If after an hour or so the fever doesn't start going down at all after giving him Tylenol, I would call the nurse advice line, if your insurance offers anything like that. I wouldn't be too concerned about it though, unless it doesn't go down. Just keep on eye on hm, like you said. Best of luck. Sorry to hear your little one is sick.

Answer 3

i'm not a doctor, but i have two kids, and we've just had this problem last week. my doctor told me that when you take the temp. under the arm add 1 degree to the reading. so 99 would be 100. mild temp, wouldn't freak out about it. if the fever continues for more than a day or so i would schedule an appointment with the doctor. maybe consider a dose of children's tylenol or children's motrin if the child is old enough.

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My baby's temperature is 99.0 (under his arm) is this a fever?
He has been eating just fine, and sleeping fine as well- should i just keep an eye on him?

Answer 6

no its not, but if your baby is real young you should realy do a rectal temperature, under the arm you add 1 degree so it would be 100 for a newborn 100.4 is a fever, but it goes up signifigantly at either 2 or 4 months, even more after that. So defenatly I would do a rectal temp so you can get it accuratly and then go from there.

Answer 7

Axillary is NOT higher than a rectal temp that is why you add one degree to an axillary temp and subtract one from a rectal temp. If 99.0 is what you got from axillary you need to add a degree and the temp is actually 100 instead of 99.0. I wouldn't be too concerned but if you need some reassurance you can call your pediatrician and ask, they are used to over concerned parents calling them all the time, I used to work for a family practice doctor.

Answer 8

How old is your baby? I'm more inclined to say call a doctor if he/she is less than 6 months old. If older than 6 months and your baby is acting normal, I wouldn't worry too much unless the temp spikes over 100. There's a possibility your child could be teething - that sometimes causes a slightly elevated temp. Regardless, keep an eye on it, don't overdress him/her, and keep being a great mom.

Answer 9

Anything 99 degrees and over (taken under the arm) is considered a fever. You need to add a degree to get the true temperature, which would be 100 degrees. You should call a nurse and tell everything to be sure what to do next.

Answer 10

98.7 is the normal temp, so if the baby is acting normally, i would say yes, just keep an eye on him. This is a slight bit of a temp, but not enough to really get upset about. any little bug the kid gets is going to raise his temp, as this is the body's way of killing off the bug, but most 'battles' are fought and won with no need for any extra meds or anything. if anything changes, though, don't wait around to call the doctor. meantime, make sure the baby is getting plenty of fluids.