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Baby talk...continue...(baby fever)
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Hey, so I posted about having a baby a few weeks ago.
We havent been to the doctor yet because the soonest out was the 23rd which we grabbed. So we will go then.
The problem is my wife is sick and has a temperature of 102 degrees. I know a fever is bad for the baby. Should we rush her to the ER? She doesnt have a primary care and since we didnt meet with the baby doctor yet, they wotn help us.
I checked online and the advice seems to be some tylonal and cool rags/baths.
Should we try that just to wait it out a day ro so, and then go to the ER if it continues tomorrow? Any advice would be great!
We havent been to the doctor yet because the soonest out was the 23rd which we grabbed. So we will go then.
The problem is my wife is sick and has a temperature of 102 degrees. I know a fever is bad for the baby. Should we rush her to the ER? She doesnt have a primary care and since we didnt meet with the baby doctor yet, they wotn help us.
I checked online and the advice seems to be some tylonal and cool rags/baths.
Should we try that just to wait it out a day ro so, and then go to the ER if it continues tomorrow? Any advice would be great!
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I'm pretty sure I've never wanted to lime anything harder.
The health of my child being at stake is sort of the question.
Im at work and got a phone call from my wife saying she has a fever and the doctor wont talk to her. I take it by your response that you know a 102 fever is dangerous and we should go to the ER?
Until this phone call a few minutes ago I had no idea it was even an issue. My wife informed me a fever is bad but we dont know when it becomes bad. Itd be like if she said "hey i stubbed my toe, should we go to the ER." Id be like "well, I dont know if toe stubbing is dangerous to the baby, let me find out."
Last time I checked there weren't any pediatricians on the boards. Is saving a few dollars worth more than a possible complication in the pregnancy?
No the wife is preggers. We found out a few weeks ago and have not met with out doctor yet because they were booked. Had we had a doctor we could speak to we definately would have gone to them. Instead I am searching the internet and decided to ask here while I did.
I figure folks who had babies would know if the fever is a big issue. Not every issue is something to worry about, I did not know if this was one. Since it is, and everyone has told me it is, the money is worth it. If everyone had replied "no, just keep the fever down and see how it is in a day" then rushing to the ER would be a bit overboard.
edit: Teach a man to fish, guys. C'mon.
Thanks Castle, im an idiot for not calling them first, their existance slipped my mind.
get it out of your head that when you get to an ER you'll be whisked away on a gurney and attended to by a team of trauma surgeons. you go there and (depending on how urgent your issue is) you sit and you generally wait a long time and when it's your go you meet a doctor in a fairly normal clinic room.
Right now Im waiting to hear back from my wife to see what she needs to do. I can not wait until we have a doctor to call about these things.
Or parents.
Or anybody.
Right now nobody knows because your not supposed to tell anyone until after you see the doctor. So...I have anynomous internet folks who are harsh to consult with.
Keep in mind, the harshness is required. Had folks been like "maybe you should go, I dont know." I probably wouldve been all "well the internet says no, so Ill just drop it." Harshness plus sound nurse advice ended up being a good solution so far.
Plus I'm not sure why people are being such jerks, I would probably be doing the exact same thing as the OP if a Google search came up inconclusive.
Sometimes I have it coming.
Im really not sure if I did this time. But usually one or two people show up and are all "hey what did OP do wrong? Lay off." And its all good.
My advice was the best, which whatever, but all you judgemental judgey judges should've thought of it instead of scolding him. Lets all be excellent to each other.
Case in point, if this happens to your girlfriend again she'll have somebody to call who knows what they're talking about and can schedule a visit today (most likely) if it's something serious.
Good news is, the fever dropped to 100, so things seem good. We will keep an eye on it and try to keep it down. Thanks again for the advice.
If she just started running a fever, you should try the fever remedies first. If the Fever persisits, My doctor says for 24 hours - at that time I would be worried (or if her fever gets higher) or if she shows other symptoms, like muscle aches, rash or vomiting. A fever all by itself is not yet reason for alarm. Concern, yes, but not alarm.
A baby isn't going to roast or anything. They are surprisingly resilient in normal circumstances. And it's pretty pointless to wait around in an ER for an hour or three to have them give you some Ibuprofen at $200 a pill, and send you home.
My advice for you now is to buy a copy of "What to Expect when you are Expecting" and read through it together. This will have all kinds of great info for down the road.
it's really not. any well managed ER will have prioritizing systems for your ailment; if you head over with 'the sniffles', you'll see a doctor, yeah, and they'll give the same advice as your GP, but you'll have to wait a hell of a long time to get seen. the only person who suffers from heading into an er without sufficient cause is the person who's doing it - if the problem is worth waiting a few hours for, then it's worth heading to the ER
Not necesarily....Without being a true patient of the Doctor they have no idea if you have any medical conditions, or other factors. So if they give you medical advice of any kind, they open themselves up to a potential lawsuit. They will generally just tell you to got the ER to absolve them of any liablilty.
If they're not your doctor and have never seen you then they shouldn't treat/diagnose you over the phone, period. For general advice you call a nurse advice line like the OP ended up doing. And to expect a doctor you have never seen before to somehow fit you in last minute for any kind of appointment, quick or not, is nuts. If you need to see a doctor right away that's what urgent care or the ER is for.
Edit: In other words what RC said.