6 month shots...

I know its not unusual for a baby to have a slight fever after having shots what I'm wondering is if the "if its over 100.5 you should see the doc" still applies. My son had his shots yesterday and hit 100.8 this morning.. Hes not fussy or anything and I did give him tylonel but should I still make an appt since its right on the edge?

if you get the fever down with meds then no he is ok, but you can now use motrin seeing as he is 6 months

it is probably from the shots. If the tylenol and motrin get the fever down then no worries.

here is a guideline to go by:

Ask your baby's doctor when she'd like you to call if your baby has a fever. Common guidelines are:
• If your baby is less than 3 months old and has a temperature of 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C) or higher, call the doctor immediately. A baby this young needs to be checked for serious infection or disease.
• For a baby between 3 and 6 months old, call if his temperature reaches 101 degrees F (38.3 degrees C) or higher.
• If your baby is 6 months or older, call if his fever reaches 103 degrees F (39.4 degrees C) or higher.

http://www.babycenter.com/0_fever_84.bc

(you can also go to that site for tips on how to get babies temperature down and questions your pedi/nurse might ask when you call abouta temperature)

does motrin seem to work better than tylenol?

Quoting danzrcutie811:“ does motrin seem to work better than tylenol?”

you should alternate between them, like every 4 hours, 1st time tylenol second time motrin,

ok thanx soo much

Quoting danzrcutie811:“ ok thanx soo much”

Hope the fever goes down and she's back to normal soon!

My son just had his 6 month shots yesterd ayand his fever was, which is about the same it has been with his previous shots. I give him tylenol, a luke warm bath and just in a diaper. This morning he was back to normal.