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Over 102 (closer to 103) & only is she's showing discomfort. We'll usually try some lavender aromatherapy or on a cool wash cloth first to manage a rising temp, but really it's only is she's upset or whiny/fussy. We adhere to fevers being a good thing & will usually reference this:
http://www.seattlechildrens.org/medical-conditions/symptom-index/fever/

Hope lo starts feeling better soon!

@Lindsay05: same here.

@hilsy85: hope he feels better soon! fevers are the pits

@hilsy85: it is handy! the med school part (right now he is a 4th year) is totally ridiculous but that is the upside...

Over 101 with signs of discomfort. We only use Tylenol.

Over 101, and if we need to give more than 1 dose, we alternate Tylenol and Children's Motrin.

At 100, I give a half dose. So far, it's always worked to keep it from going higher.
I think one time it did go higher and then we gave him a full dose, but that must have been early on because I don't remember details.

@hilsy85: I've also heard 101 is fever territory, but I have a feeling he's like his father, who's entire body aches around 99.5 and thinks he's dying at 101. He acts like a completely different child when he aches. I'm just of the mindset that there's no reason he needs to be that uncomfortable if he doesn't have to. We're dealing with a cold this week, too, and it's never fun when our babes are sick. Hope yours feels better soon.

@BananaPancakes: I'm sorry but this made me laugh. The three of us have colds. Chloe is cranky, I'm dealing with it, and my husband is on his death bed. I swear he is overexaggering his coughs just so I feel bad for him!

@hilsy85: FWIW my pedi said up to 100.4 isn't considered a fever, and lots of babies run hottest at the end of the day. I usually only give it if he's closer to 102 or if he seems miserable, which thankfully hasn't been very often. Glad to hear his fever broke!

over 101, but you might want to try the onion in the sock trick too. it worked for us! i even did it on myself and it completely broke my fever within hours.

Over 100 and in very rare occasions when he seems miserably uncomfortable and inconsolable even with nursing. I try hard not to give it to him to often because I real think even with the dosing its not great for him.