If your child is sick with a cold or flu and you aren't sure what to do - The best you can do is to make your child comfortable is to make sure your child gets extra rest and drinks water or other liquids. Even if your child has a fever after taking medication - that is OK! We are more concerned with how your child is acting - if they are able to take meds, drink fluids and appear alert - then their body is doing a great job of fighting the infection.
When to schedule an appointment:
- Fever over 100.4 for more than 5 days
- Difficult Breathing - fast breaths, nostrils flaring, retractions (skin sucking in between or under ribs)
- Dehydration - less than 3 wet diapers/24hrs or longer than 12 hours without urine for older kids
- Worsening symptoms after 7 days
When to go to the Emergency Room:
- Fever over 100.4 (rectally) in an infant <28 days
- Child unresponsive or in respiratory distress
