Jr. Is majorly sick, took him to the doctor and he has strep throat and constant fever of 104.
Doctor told us to give him antibiotic (amoxicillin) and Advil to reduce fever.
I have been giving him Advil his fever goes down a bit but then back to high.
Is there something I can do more to make my baby heal quicker.
Any tips by mothers / fathers / doctors who have gone through this thing, pls help.
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I dunno but here’s a hug and lots of prayers for the lil one :auntyhug:
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until his throat will not b fne his fever will be coming n gng if doc has already given u antibiotic it will take some time like atl;east 24 hrs to show its action to my baby for sore throat i give her herbal syrup n pandol for fever
prayers for him inshahallah he l b fne
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For how many days has he been on the antibiotic...??It will take a few days for the infection to subside and the fever to settle down completely.
Just make sure you are giving him fever reducer every 8 hours and don't let it spike too high.Sponging will help too.Rest you must know,plenty of fluids etc etc.
Inshallah he'll be fine soon...:)
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ugh, i'm so sorry for jr and you! strep throat is the worst! i've had it several times and i can't even imagine a poor wee baby going through it :(
like chips said, keep giving him the antibiotics and the advil as needed, and wait it out, but keep in touch with your doctor and if its more than a couple of days of this, talk to them again.
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How long have you been giving him the amox for?
Make sure you keep his fluids up thats the most important thing during a fever, if he starts refusing water call your doc.
Good luck! x
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in addition to hydration as others have said, alternate Tylenol with Advil (ask your peds office how)
don’t bundle the baby excessively.
place ice packs wrapped in thin cloth in to armpits, groin. dont place cold /frozen ice pack s directly onto any exposed skin.
place cloth dipped in cool water and wrung onto forehead every 5 mins
as last resort … lay baby in cool bath … not cold … just a few degrees cooler then body temp.
duas for speedy recovery
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My mistake I read sore throat 
He l b fne inshahallah antibiotic tht some time once it strts working inshahallah fever will b down and as everyone said keep him hydrated
Prayers for him
Be really careful with baths/ice packs. They can cause horrible fever convulsions (think horrible seizures) if a baby's temp fluctuates too quickly.
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could you please provide source/link to peer reviewed medical literature discussing the above assertion re:seizures precipitated by sudden body temp fluctuations.
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Jazak Allah khair each and everyone of you.
He was not allowing me to place any strips on him so I gave him a cool shower not cold just cool and then gave him a massage and that helped a great deal.
Ehl I ran out of Advil this morning so only gave him Tylenol or rather infant panadol.
He refuses anything to eat or drink and has had only 16 ounces of milk the whole day I have been offering him everything.
He had trouble breathing while sleeping so been using saline solution
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awww poor mite. his throat is probably too sore.
keep an eye on the urine output … as long as babies are peeing … generally considered ok. lack of pee = significant dehydration. keep offering him fluids. hydration is very very imporant. try popsicles and cool drinks. Those will be soothing.
what kind of trouble breathing?? … is he wheezing? congested? humidifiers can also be helpful. Ask his pediatrician if nebulizer is needed for nightly breathing treatment(s) to ease his congestion/wheezing.
Hope his Abx are kicking in at this point.
for you … hang in there. he’ll be fine soon iA.
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^ can i just say i find it so helpful and reassuring that we have a doc on board? thanks for your input in this thread and others!
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Jazak Allah khair each and everyone of you.
He was not allowing me to place any strips on him so I gave him a cool shower not cold just cool and then gave him a massage and that helped a great deal.
Ehl I ran out of Advil this morning so only gave him Tylenol or rather infant panadol.
He refuses anything to eat or drink and has had only 16 ounces of milk the whole day I have been offering him everything.
He had trouble breathing while sleeping so been using saline solution
Nice to hear tht he is feeling better prayers r wth him inshahallah he l b fne
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could you please provide source/link to peer reviewed medical literature discussing the above assertion re:seizures precipitated by sudden body temp fluctuations.
I remember being taught during ER that dont advice tepid bathing to parents due to avoiding sudden drops in temp. causing febrile convulsions.
But then another doctor taught us to tell parents about tepid bathing.
So maybe its something which is controversial?
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febrile conulsions is not what all kids have. I have seen kids with as low as 101F having them and others with 104F without them.
for cool packs or baths, we advised parents/patients to make the body wet(even with wam water) under a fan and let the water dry rather than covering the body with wrung towels dipped in ice cold waters because it is the mechanism of evaporation that is used to help bring temperature down. I have experienced the same..esp with kids it is very hard to make them lay down while we struggle and wait with towels on their foreheads,etc. just rubbing wet hands over thei arms and legs and letting it dry and repeating this is comfortable for the kids and effective too
automne77, I hope he feels better soon iA. did you try soups/yakhni with him ? warm fluids soothe sore throats. dont worry about his decreased food intake. He will make up for the lost weight once he is fine IA. Just keep a check on fluid intake because kids lose body fluid sin fevers as well so just look for signs of dehydration for now.
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awww my bacha.. how is he doing now?
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I think the trick is to do the cooling correctly.
most ER docs (including me) tend to be very very careful when giving parents instructions … otherwise even well meaning parents will dunk the kid in a cold bath …
I’ll refer you to prototypes post instead of repeating everything here. she said it right.
In general high fevers are known to cause febrile seizures in about 3-5% of pediatric population. It is thought that those kids might have an underlying lower threshold for seizures anyways. So not everyone with a high temp gets a seizure. To be honest — outside of providing a child comfort , there is no solid medical reason for reducing body temp of up to 104F. BUT that comfort bit is REALLLY important for a parent.
now severe cold can also cause seizures = hypothermic seizures. hypothermia defined as core body temp <95F (<35C). seizures are known to occur in moderate to severe hypothermia. moderate hypothermia = core body temp 82-90F (32-35C). severe hypothermia= CBT of <82F (<28C)
Sooo if done right … a lukewarm bath/wetting/evaporative cooling methods are not likely to drop kids temp into hypothermic range.
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@automne77 how is your little one doing?
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Still has low appetite and alhamdulillah no fever but I am dealing with an extremely Rona dhona baby. He just cries non.stop for 45 mins at a time. And I don't know if he is hurting somewhere. Is there any advice for that