Fighting Fevers In Children

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It can be very nerve rakcing when your child is young and running a high fever. As a mother you can begin to feel really helpless when you child is sick. You have a few things you can do to drop your child's temperature.

Fevers are actually good. It is your body’s way of trying to fight of an infection on its own. If it seems like your child is doing okay running a fever, the best thing you can do is let it run it's course. Even as high as 102 may not be a problem if the child is comfortable. There are times though that you will need to address the fever to drop it to a more tolerable level.

Once the fever goes over 102, you should start taking action to get it dropped. Childrens Tylenol is a good start for reducing a fever. Make sure that when you give Tylenol you use your child’s weight instead of their age because this is much more accurate. It is recommended by most pediatricians to use only tylenol, because of the risk of Reyes disease.

Another thing you need to do is make sure your child stays hydrated. It is far more important for you child to get water and other clear liquids into their systems over even food when they are sick. If you have troubles getting your child to drink water you can try alternatives like pedialite or pediasure. My children used to love pedialyte freeze pops. This is a great way to get fluids in without the fight.

Taking a warm (not hot) bath can also help to drop your child’s temperature down. Make sure not to drop the temperature too low, so you don't chill them. Loosely wrap them in light clothing. Heavily bundling your child can make their temperature rise higher.

To keep an eye on your child's temperature you can use a a temporal thermometer or a noncontact thermometer.

Using these thermometers help to minimize how much you disrupt your child's sleep.