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Angel321
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Fever Question - not high but LOW!
so emma's 4 month shots were delayed on Friday because she had a fever over 100... we have been giving her tylenol (last dose at 5:30'ish) and we just did her rectal temp and it's LOW... did it 3 times:
97.0
97.7
97.6
is it a fever if it's LOWER than normal? i'm going to call the doc's office tomorrow am and find out if we can do the shots but i just was curious...
(side note - she is also teething - so that's boatloads of fun)
anyone know?
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Posted 10/4/09 9:27 PM  |
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MrsRbk
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Re: Fever Question - not high but LOW!
My sister and I were talking about fevers yesterday (as you know she's a pediatrician). She said peds don't consider it a fever unless it's over 100.4 and many peds don't consider anything under 101 a fever. She doesn't even give my nephew tylenol for anything under 101.
ETA: I thought 97ish was in the normal range.
Message edited 10/4/2009 9:38:25 PM.
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| Posted 10/4/09 9:37 PM |
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Ang-Rich
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Re: Fever Question - not high but LOW!
Sounds like she is within the normal range. Low-grade fevers usually hover around 100.
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| Posted 10/4/09 9:41 PM |
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SweetTooth
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Re: Fever Question - not high but LOW!
Those temps are normal.
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| Posted 10/4/09 9:41 PM |
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headoverheels
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Re: Fever Question - not high but LOW!
those are normal temps. fever means high, not low. my temp is always in that range.
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| Posted 10/4/09 9:42 PM |
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JChia
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Re: Fever Question - not high but LOW!
thats considered normal. 98.6 is more of an average than a rule. My temp is always in the 97s...and I've asked my doctor about it.
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| Posted 10/4/09 10:16 PM |
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Mkr09
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Re: Fever Question - not high but LOW!
Posted by JChia
thats considered normal. 98.6 is more of an average than a rule. My temp is always in the 97s...and I've asked my doctor about it.
Yea my doc said that 98.6 it just the average temp. I tend to be in the high 96s and he said it's perfectly normal.
Message edited 10/4/2009 10:24:48 PM.
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| Posted 10/4/09 10:24 PM |
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Angel321
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Re: Fever Question - not high but LOW!
thank you all!!!! i had hopes that would be the consensus!
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| Posted 10/4/09 10:24 PM |
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