You Give Me Fever

Last week Little Sister spiked a fever and was kicked out of daycare.  Like many moms, I turned to my fellow mom experts in my circle of friends and the Internet to figure out what to do.  Luckily, my sister was here as well, which gave me a huge measure of comfort and confidence to try to manage it at home first before racing to the ER, which is my usual m.o. (not really, but kinda)  We were able to successfully manage the episode and Little Sister was back to her usual rambunctious self within 24 hours.  This episode motivated me to read up on fevers on Baby Center and the knowledge I gained was invaluable.  Little did I know, less than a week later I would be using that information to help a friend who had turned to me when her little one spiked a fever.  I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV, but based on what she shared with me, I strongly encouraged her to go to the ER because while my experience with Little Sister's fever seemed to be mild and episodic, my friend's little angel's situation seemed more serious.  After things were under control, my friend and I were texting and she thanked me for encouraging her to take her little one in to be evaluated even though they had just been in the doctor's office the previous day.  She said she didn't want to be "that mom" that "bothered" the doctor for every runny nose or sore throat.  I've learned that moms (and dads) have to balance a delicate line between calling the doctor unnecessarily and potentially entering a danger zone from not seeking medical attention soon enough.  But, as the old adage goes "better safe than sorry."  I'm just glad I had a little bit of knowledge to be helpful and I'm so proud of the fact that I'm in my friend's circle of mom gurus that she trusts to turn to for love, support and parenting pearls of wisdom.