It is so frustrating when your child is sick but you don’t know why.
My eldest (5) has had a high temperature and fever since yesterday afternoon. It is obviously a sign of her body fighting an infection of some kind – but what? ?
It’s not her throat, ears, tummy … Nothing. No other symptoms either, except a shocking bad mood! (No guesses where she gets that from! Karma’s a bitch!)
Unidentified fevers are like a wait-and-see game, specifically designed to taunt mothers everywhere and then when/if it finally reveals itself it will have the added effect of ensuring that I (the mother) feels like sh*t for not guessing what it was in the beginning.
I sincerely hope it’s just a 24 hour thing. ?
And to top it off, my huge tub of medication does not contain a spare bottle of Ibuprofen … which is always guaranteed to bring my kid’s temperatures down. So now we will all have to trek to the pharmacy a bit later as I just gave her the last dose I had. Seriously, why do my girls only get sick when daddy is away?!?
Poor kid. She really does look miserable.
Exactly what age do they stop picking up every little germ/bug going around?
Bless, hope she’s better soon.
Thanks. We discovered she has a molar coming through. I didn’t even know to expect them!
I must say I am suffering with a monster cold at the moment & at 25 feel lika a grumpy child who doesnt know what to do with oneself. So would hate to be in your shoes trying to comfort a 5 year old who is feeling terrible and uncomfortable. At least you found the source of the issue & hopefully it settled down soon enough. Fiona
LOL! Every parent’s secret weapon! I feel so blessed to be born into a time where we have the science and industry to relieve our children’s aches and pains. :) Watching children suffer is the worst. :/