Robert is sick yet again. He came down with a 101.7 fever Monday evening right before bed. When he woke during the night, he was burning up even though his temp was a little lower. Nursing him was uncomfortable for me because his hands, feet and mouth were on fire. The fever continued all day yesterday but he was smiling and playful until he got tired.
I dressed him cool last night and only put a light blanket on him. He felt ok when he woke at 12:30, and when he woke at 5:30, his little arms and legs were so cold. I took his temp and it was really low. I brought him to bed with me so I could warm him up and his temp went up just a little. The low temperature worried me, so I did something I've never done before. I took the poor guy's temperature rectally. It was 97.6, so I felt much better.
He's been mostly fever free all day but has had a low grade one at times. The mystery of the fever was solved when he woke up from his morning nap. Red bumps on his torso. I'm guessing Roseola. And I'm hoping it resolves itself quickly. I'm getting mixed information online. I was always told that once the rash appears, they're no longer contagious, but I'm seeing some places that say they're contagious as long as they have the rash which can last for a couple of weeks. I thought you were supposed to go by the "24 hours after the fever subsides" rule. Anyone know the answer to that?
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I'm no doctor, but my understanding is that once the fever is gone and the rash appears, the child is no longer contagious.
Laney had Roseola twice as a baby. Both times I took her to the doc and the doc said once rash comes and no fever she is no longer contagious. Now there were a couple of times that the fever came back while rash was still there, which really confused me but I still went by the 24 hour rule. I'm so sorry! Poor baby! Sick babies are NO FUN!!
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