First Fever

Kaitlyn had her first fever last night. She was fussy when I got home from work. Eric had her in the swing, trying to calm her down after he fed her. She just wasn't happy. I picked her up to try and see if that worked, and noticed that her head felt warm. So we pulled out the thermometer. We have a temporal thermometer that you rub across the forehead. We have not perfected the use, so I tried first and got 100.0. Eric did it and came up with 101.2.

So we pulled out the Tylenol for the first time. The pediatrician had given us the correct dosage for her age and we figured that since she had gotten shots on Monday, that was likely the cause. We decided to wait and see how she was an hour after the Tylenol and then potentially call the doctor.

She fell asleep soon after taking the Tylenol (thank goodness). She slept for about and hour, so when she woke up Eric took her temperature. The fever was down, so that was good. It is still down now (I'm pumping at 2:45 am after her middle of the night feeding). Cross your fingers!