My 8 month girl had a high fever 2 nights ago (104). She had just come out of the bath, so that might have helped to spike it. The fever is gone now, after using Tylenol, but now she s just really tired and sleeping alot of the day and she s not acting really hungry either. There are no other symptoms, like diarrhea or congestion. But she s just so fussy and tired and this is not like her at all. What could be wrong? BTW, I m going to be taking her to the peds. tomorrow, but would like to have an idea of what the matter is, to put my mind at rest
Hi, She is having high fever, tiredness and anorexia. Without other symptoms, this is probably a viral fever. If she is not very lethargic in between fever spikes, and allows a little orally, we need not worry. Give her Tylenol 3-4 times a day for 3 days, and give frequent small feeds. She will be alright by then need to take her to doctor if fever does not come down by 3-4 days, lethargic even when fever or not at all taking feeds. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.