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@MarieJ: Oh you poor thing I'm so sorry it was so stressful!! J did develop a fever, if your LO does try a few different things. We wanted to snuggle him but that could increase his temp. so we would put him between us on our bed and just hold his hands but he wasn't fussy for the most part. If necessary a cool wash cloth on the forehead helps, then possibly a bath. Make sure to watch her diapers and that she's still having wet diapers, our ped said he would be much more concerned about his fever if he wasn't having wet diapers regularly.

Good luck tonight!!!!

@MarieJ: I'll try to keep an eye out for this thread tonight, just in case you have questions. Main thing is, if/when you get to the point that you need to talk to the doctor don't feel like you're bothering them. Trust me, they would rather you check in on them than get into hot water and it be too late. (TOTALLY not trying to freak you out btw, just saying not to hesitate if you feel like you have questions to ask)

@MarieJ: Oh gosh yes. We ended up taking J to the ER. My MIL is a nurse and she went with us, so I'm SO grateful for that. I was lucky enough to have her there so if I can help make you feel even an ennsey bit better I will!

@keiki_mama: This too, he is always sleepy for 2-3 days after the shots!

@scg00387: J's fever kept rising after steady doses of tylenol, cold compress, cool bath, etc etc and they just wanted to make sure he wasn't having any sort of allergic reaction to his shots, but all the rest of his shots have gone fine, thank goodness!

ETA: It was after hours, so we couldn't just take him in to have the ped check on him...the on-call ped suggested that we take him (I'd been talking to her every 45 min for a few hours). I wasn't just overreacting

@babyjmama: eee I am so nervous about the fever! We've only tried to take his temperature one other time rectally and even though he was good about it, I'm not confident in my ability to get an accurate reading! Our ped said they'd give preventative Tylenol and I think I'm going to do that

my LO screamed when she got hers but calmed down pretty quickly. its so sad when they get any type of shot because they are so shocked. one minute they are just cooing and babbling and the next, their little face crumples up and the big tears come out! anyway. my LO napped for a long time after hers and then when she woke up she was screaming in pain! oh i felt so bad. her thigh was all swollen and hot to the touch. we gave her infant tylenol and then a warm bath and massaged her leg. then she was fine! no fever either.

@MarieJ: how's the night going?

@babyjmama: we have a temporal but ped said it wasn't accurate until older but that sounds like a less invasive way to test and then go to rectally! Def not tmi thank you!

Awe I felt the same way! Just give her lots of love and kisses on those little legs. My LO cried and I couldn't calm her down for awhile she was fussy that night and we gave her the tylenol to help her sleep but she was her usual smiley self by the morning.