I don't get fevers hardly at all. Although I have had a few more recently than in the past, I think I can count on one hand how many times I have had a fever since Grace was born (but if you include the fever I had WHILE I was in labor- no, that is NOT good-, then I might need to go to the second hand, but actually, I think I can still stay on that first hand). Ok. Tangent. Sorry. Anyway, that's always been my thing, well, one of two things I can use to gauge how sick I am. I don't get fevers and I don't, well, throw up. If one of those two things occurs, then I am pretty sick.
Anyway, people are different. Some people get fevers easily. Some for no reason (ah, I think I finally see where I was going with this.....funny that even I didn't know). Nate, who got sick when I got sick our first day in NC, seems to have a fever for no reason. We both still have our colds, so perhaps his body is just fighting hard against something else. I can usually tell when my kids have a fever just by looking at them, and I say usually because there was a rare time where Grace had strep throat and never once complained about her throat (surprisingly) nor did she look or act sick. The only way I knew she had a fever was when I was dressing her for her swimming lesson and touched her, I swear I have never felt a person that hot before. Her temp was over 104 and I just jumped in the car and drove straight to the pediatrician's office (after giving her Tylenol, of course). Grace still never complained about her throat, even though the doctor said her throat looked "like a mess." That's about the only time my kids didn't look sick and have a fever.
Sorry, yet another tangent. So this morning.....I look at Nate and I can just tell, something is off. I do my usual back-of-the-hand-then-my-chin-to-his-forehead-fever-test (works every time, but I still can't get an actual number yet). I knew my poor boy had a fever and my thermometer confirmed it- it was a little over 102. I immediately made him rest, gave him some water and some Ibuprofen (Advil). I had to battle his fever with Tylenol, as well.
Still, he has no complaints. Nothing seems to be wrong. But it's still so sad to see your kid sick. They always look so sad.
You know, come to think of it, I never did check his throat..............
Anyway, people are different. Some people get fevers easily. Some for no reason (ah, I think I finally see where I was going with this.....funny that even I didn't know). Nate, who got sick when I got sick our first day in NC, seems to have a fever for no reason. We both still have our colds, so perhaps his body is just fighting hard against something else. I can usually tell when my kids have a fever just by looking at them, and I say usually because there was a rare time where Grace had strep throat and never once complained about her throat (surprisingly) nor did she look or act sick. The only way I knew she had a fever was when I was dressing her for her swimming lesson and touched her, I swear I have never felt a person that hot before. Her temp was over 104 and I just jumped in the car and drove straight to the pediatrician's office (after giving her Tylenol, of course). Grace still never complained about her throat, even though the doctor said her throat looked "like a mess." That's about the only time my kids didn't look sick and have a fever.
Sorry, yet another tangent. So this morning.....I look at Nate and I can just tell, something is off. I do my usual back-of-the-hand-then-my-chin-to-his-forehead-fever-test (works every time, but I still can't get an actual number yet). I knew my poor boy had a fever and my thermometer confirmed it- it was a little over 102. I immediately made him rest, gave him some water and some Ibuprofen (Advil). I had to battle his fever with Tylenol, as well.
Still, he has no complaints. Nothing seems to be wrong. But it's still so sad to see your kid sick. They always look so sad.
You know, come to think of it, I never did check his throat..............
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