How to Deal with Baby's Fever

My baby Rian was 1 1/2 years old when she had a fever because of her teething. This is one of the most painful times for mommy’s when you know that your baby is hurting. It becomes harder when you don't know how to deal with your baby fever .

However, I think it is much worst when you know what to do but you simply cannot do anything because you are at work while your baby is not well at home. This is one of the times when I wish I could just stay home to take care for our baby but of course this is not possible due to financial concerns. Well enough with my wishes in life, let me impart to you how I am dealing with my baby's fever:

As I have said, I was at work when I got a message from my husband that says my baby have a fever @ 38.5 degrees. I replied to him to wash her whole body with wet hand towel and give her Paracetamol 2 ml every 4 hours (this was the last dosage given to her during her last check-up to her pediatrician). At 12:00 noon, my husband called me asking me to go home since my baby's fever continues to go up by 39.8 degrees. Even I wanted that time to go home I simply cannot. I am working in a manufacturing company and I need a shuttle service before I can go the nearest bus going to our house. I got another phone call from my husband and this time he was almost crying on the phone telling me that he is bringing our baby to the hospital since our baby vomited due to very high fever and so I said ok and I said again to continue wiping her wet towel, this will help to lower down her fever. My husband was very nervous it was his first time to take care of our baby with very high fever since most of the month in a year he is abroad working.

Fortunately, a shuttle was available at 2:30 PM and so I got home at 4:00 PM in the afternoon and they just arrived as well from the hospital. My baby was prescribed also with paracetamol but this time with higher dosage to 5 ml every 4 hours. When I saw my baby she was wearing a pajama, t-shirt and socks very hot with fever and crying. I immediately take off her socks and wrap her with wet body towel. I also put wet face towel on her forehead. I rocked my baby until she fell asleep. I took her temperature and it reads 38.9 degrees still bad. After 30 minutes, she woke. We changed her clothes to dry one then gave her paracetamol. After that I ask again for a wet towel; but this time I removed her clothes then wrap her again with wet towel for 20 minutes. After that I dressed her with her dry clothes then checked again her temperature and still her fever is 38.9 degrees. I repeat the same routine a couple of times more. At 6:00 PM when we checked again her temperature, it was now 37.4 degrees thank God. She started playing. By 7:00 PM, her fever was then down to 36.8 degrees she was back to her normal activities running with glee.

At night my husband said, "I thought our baby will be advised to be confined at the hospital" and I said we'll I wasn't actually expecting that, our baby was in a much worst condition. She's a strong baby; she can deal with fever without being confined in the hospital. You just have to be strong as well to be able to take care of her at you best. My husband said well I'll know better next time; I'll know how to deal with your baby fever .
by: Sheila Hernandez