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If it's just a virus, antibiotics aren't going to help either way. If the doctor checked for ear infection and didn't suspect strep I'd probably just ride it out, but it's miserable and frustrating, I'm sorry! I don't know your personal situation but maybe your partner could pick up some of the missing-work burden?

6 days of fever is worth a call to your nurse id say. See what they suggest. Last time my 2yo couldn’t get better his ears looked borderline at dr ... his eyes were getting crusty ... so i was pretty sure what was coming. She gave me a just in case antibiotic to take home and his fever came back (low though) so i gave it to him and he improved so quickly. But the wet cough he has again post another virus and i don’t think we can do much for that. For me i think the tells of something more are fever that comes back after going away and/or crusty eyes. I usually tend to just take them in on Friday so you’re not stuck going to urgent care if they get worse on the weekend.

Eta and I’m so sorry about work. It is SO hard.

Ugggh I hate this. I am totally with you and I feel you about these constant and dragged out illnesses! And that it's so hard to find back up care, arrange who will take off, etc!

I would probably just see over the weekend first. I really only ever take them in to make sure it's not an ear infection.

I'm sorry My DS (also 2 yo and in day care) went to the pediatrician for a cough and congestion that had lingered for about 2 weeks and she decided it had likely turned into a sinus infection (green mucous) so gave antibiotics. But just this week his nose is running like crazy and he is coughing again but no fever so I am waiting it out at this point. Good luck

@MrsADS: since you were already seen maybe you can just call and remind the nurse you were already seen and say it's low grade but ask what they suggest. Usually if my kids are recovering they at least run pretty normally in the mornings (98s-99s) and then a low grade fever in the afternoon. (Upper 99s-100s)

I always bring them in when they've had a cold and then get a fever because it's usually an ear infection. And if it's an ear infection they're allowed back at daycare. If it's not an ear infection they're not allowed back to school. My ped also told us that their ears can get infected from one day to the next, so just because it's not there at one visit, if the sickness persists they may still develop one.

I would take him back in, that's a long time to have a fever to me. I say this as someone who rarely has made a visit to the ped besides for regular check ups. We've been very lucky though and have never had a fever last more than a few hours. I think it's worth getting him checked out again just in case.