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Suggest Remedy For Fever

My 7 month old has had a fever with no other symptoms for the past 2 days. She is braking out in chills when her fever comes back. The tylenol helps for about 5 hours. Should I be concerned? She dose not arrear to be teething and her temp has been between 101 102.5.
Fri, 18 Mar 2016
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Hello, I understand your concerns. The duration of action for tylenol is only about 4 hours and the fever will recur until her body is fighting the virus. If she is feeding okay, and is active when she does not have fever, it is not concerning.
Warning Signs:
1. She is lethargic and drowsy even when she doesnt have fever
2. She is refusing feeds
3. She is peeing less than once in 6 hours
4. She has fast breathing
5. SHe is irritable and crying continuously
If any of the above are present, take her to a pediatrician. Otherwise, the fever should settle in another day or two.
Has this answered your question? Hope she gets well soon!
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Suggest Remedy For Fever

Hello, I understand your concerns. The duration of action for tylenol is only about 4 hours and the fever will recur until her body is fighting the virus. If she is feeding okay, and is active when she does not have fever, it is not concerning. Warning Signs: 1. She is lethargic and drowsy even when she doesnt have fever 2. She is refusing feeds 3. She is peeing less than once in 6 hours 4. She has fast breathing 5. SHe is irritable and crying continuously If any of the above are present, take her to a pediatrician. Otherwise, the fever should settle in another day or two. Has this answered your question? Hope she gets well soon!