Toddler cough and 37.9 degree fever
So here we go again - our daughter's third illness since starting kindergarten last month
This time around it's a dry cough (with a little rattle here and there) accompanied by a 37.9 degree fever
Doctor says it's something going around ...
Any advice on how to soothe our little one?
Jerry Chan, Editorial Director
Re: Toddler cough and 37.9 degree fever
not much you can do except let it run its course.
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Oh yeah - we got that sorted already, but intend to use it very sparingly (as long as she is running a low-grade fever, we wouldn't use it)
Fingers crossed that she will be in good shape for our trip to the States next week!
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lots of fluids, patience and tylenol when needed... yup, that's about it!
And for your sanity, remember, she's building her immune system, so it is a good thing!
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Fever was pretty high last night, but after pooping this morning, seems to have gone down. Now our friends' daughter is sick as well.
Keep an eye on your kids!
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No fever today, but still that awful, wheezing cough and a serious lack of appetite. She keeps gagging as well - I wonder if it's the phlegm or something else? Really, really don't want to go to doctor's again ...
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Oh yeah, and now, she has a slightly sprained wrist. And still coughing. More doctor's visits, more medicine that doesn't seem to work.
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not to freak you out but my daughter coughed for about 8 months when she was 2 ... we thought it would never go away.
It finally did.
still don't know what set it off, but there is such thing as a "habitual cough" -- it's like a cough that becomes a nervous tic, and the kids keeps coughing even after the illness has left his or her body. A nephew of mine had it and was prescribed some sort of cough supressant for a week or two and that did the trick
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Wow. I guess that is, in a way, a relief, if it indeed becomes something chronic but not serious. Just hope it's not asthma. She's coughing a lot less this week, but still having coughing fits intermittently. I. on the other hand, seem to have come down with something far nastier - probably the flu. Word of advice - get those flu shots - this is making out to be a nasty cold and flu season.
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