Ariana 03:19 PM 09-20-2017
Have you ever had a child have a fever that did not turn into an illness? I swear I am going crazy!
Called for pickup today because DCB was running a 102 fever and was extremely lethargic (lying on the ground boiling up). I gave him Advil because I was worried. Mom came and got him. I texted just now to see how he is doing and mom says he is doing fine. Didn't sleep much this afternoon and is fever free without meds. What the.....he was falling asleep not moving on my sofa right before pickup.
The amount of times I have had kids in my care get fevers only to go home and be fine is crazy! Does this happen to you all? They make me feel like I am a liar.
When we were on vacation over the summer dd got a fever the day before we left. 102+ all day long, super lethargic. Next morning was fine, I took her to urgent care anyway because we were about to complete a 13 hour plane trip. They couldn't find anything and she never had another issue.
Sent dcb home a few weeks ago on a Monday same scenario. High fever, lethargic, fine the next morning. DCM took him to the doctor anyway and they found nothing. Of note, they had traveled heavily and been camping over the weekend.
In both cases I think the kids were exhausted and their bodies were fighting off something that they normally would've handled without a blip. Just my thoughts.
LysesKids 03:36 PM 09-20-2017
Originally Posted by TheMisplacedMidwestMom:
When we were on vacation over the summer dd got a fever the day before we left. 102+ all day long, super lethargic. Next morning was fine, I took her to urgent care anyway because we were about to complete a 13 hour plane trip. They couldn't find anything and she never had another issue.
Sent dcb home a few weeks ago on a Monday same scenario. High fever, lethargic, fine the next morning. DCM took him to the doctor anyway and they found nothing. Of note, they had traveled heavily and been camping over the weekend.
In both cases I think the kids were exhausted and their bodies were fighting off something that they normally would've handled without a blip. Just my thoughts.
Yep, I sent 2 home last night acting lethargic & with fevers... this morning 99 for both @ home - was told both eating & acting normal now so guess who will be here tomorrow if temps are 98.6
Ariana 03:40 PM 09-20-2017
I can somewhat understand being fine the next morning after a night of sleep but to be fine a few hours later seems odd to me.
My son used to spike a fever every now and then when he was at school. The school nurse sent him home several times because of it. Shortly after being home, he'd be fine.
He's 26 now and for the past three Mondays, he's experienced a fever along with stuffy, runny nose and headache. By the time he gets home, he feels better and by Tuesday, he's fine. He continues to feel fine throughout the rest of the week and then by Monday, he's right back where he started. His coworkers have even noticed the pattern. I asked if he might be allergic to something at his office but he says it starts at home when he gets up in the morning. He feels miserable all day long and then starts to feel better shortly after getting home.
When my dd was little, she went through something similar. For about a month, she would spike a fever and not feel well every Wednesday. By Thursday, she'd be fine until the following Wednesday. My kids are weird!!
redmaple 05:50 PM 09-20-2017
Only time I usually see it is with roseola. They have a fever, then seem fine, get fever again & then seem fine. After a few days the rash shows.
Even better is when I do a diaper change after nap on a Monday and see them covered in the roseola rash. Ummm so any chance your child had a high fever over the weekend?
finsup 06:24 PM 09-20-2017
Yeah, kiddo is always "fine" and "completely better" at home, yet just an hour earlier was miserable and had a fever.
Generally it's because they've given meds and they've had time to kick in so kiddo appears fine or, they are trying to make me feel guilty for sending home in hopes of getting the "ok" to come back early (nope, nice try, not happening).
Can kids randomly spike a fever and be fine shortly after, sure, occasionally. After a good night of sleep, even more likely. But a few hours? Pretty doubtful. Not impossible, but doubtful. And with how many times parents have told me of these illnesses that so suddenly improve when sent home, I ought to start telling parents it's apparently the "super fast virus cure"
send home from daycare and they'll be better within an hour!
LysesKids 06:25 PM 09-20-2017
Originally Posted by redmaple:
Only time I usually see it is with roseola. They have a fever, then seem fine, get fever again & then seem fine. After a few days the rash shows.
Even better is when I do a diaper change after nap on a Monday and see them covered in the roseola rash. Ummm so any chance your child had a high fever over the weekend?
Never had that issue... most times it's midweek for the sudden onset & usually more than one gets it within hrs here. I do retake temps at drop-offs & everyone is fine & chipper... it's just an unexplained -- one moms a nurse who called to tell me last night at 7pm to say little ms was feverish within hrs of another being sent home yesterday. Both broke the fever before 7am today.
hwichlaz 04:44 PM 09-20-2017
A fever's purpose is to burn off illness. Sometimes, especially when left alone to do it's job, it kills off the bug before other symptoms happen.
My son did this frequently as a child. He'd wake up burning hot....fever almost hot enough for me to want to treat...but I knew from experience with him if I left it alone it'd burn off faster....then he'd be fine in the morning. a day or two later, the rest of us would be sicker than dogs, but he'd be fine.
It was his super power.
Annalee 07:40 PM 09-20-2017
Originally Posted by Ariana:
Have you ever had a child have a fever that did not turn into an illness? I swear I am going crazy!
Called for pickup today because DCB was running a 102 fever and was extremely lethargic (lying on the ground boiling up). I gave him Advil because I was worried. Mom came and got him. I texted just now to see how he is doing and mom says he is doing fine. Didn't sleep much this afternoon and is fever free without meds. What the.....he was falling asleep not moving on my sofa right before pickup.
The amount of times I have had kids in my care get fevers only to go home and be fine is crazy! Does this happen to you all? They make me feel like I am a liar.
Years ago, I had a child that every time he would get teeth his temp would spike. By the time he had all his teeth the doctor figured it out......never could find anything wrong when I would send him home but teething....When I went to his high school graduation, I reminded him how he scared me cause his temp would spike so quickly and how his mom would rush home from work to take him to doctor. Back then there were no clinics so at least he was seeing the same doctor so they figured it out. I think kids see multiple doctors/nurse practitioners today so no one person really knows the child.
Ariana 09:27 AM 09-21-2017
It very well could be teething. He is drooling, whiny, mouthing everything. The last time he was like this he popped out a bunch of teeth at the same time. He did not have a fever though and the jury is out on whether teeth cause fevers so I err on the side of caution.
This morning he came in happy as a clam. I am really hoping they did not give him meds.