AIBU? 4 day Fever and I’m panicking

It’s completely normal. I also google whatever I am concerned about plus NHS to I know it’s trust worthy advice.

Any chance of croup ? Sounds like my son who is suffering at the minute

What is it about fevers that worry you? It is the body’s clever way of fighting infection. Sorry she has been poorly.

How does she seem in herself?

She's eating, is she playing / able to partake in every day things like watching TV, having a book read to her, go to toilet etc? All really positive signs.

My DC just had a virus and had temps for about 6 or 7 days. Didn't use a thermometer but could feel he was v hot. He's fine now.

My DC2 regularly got temps up to 41 when younger, it was scary as so high and he was so obviously unwell (fast breathing, unable to do anything except pant). But he was always fine in the end, it was just his temp was higher, and it means anything below 39.5 doesn't really worry me these days!

OP, kindly, you have posted about this before
Every day for a week.
You need to seek help for your health anxiety.

OP, kindly, you have posted about this before.

As a fellow health anxiety sufferer, I know how tough it can be. This isn't helping you, posting here. It's just feeding the cycle of seeking reassurance.

Goodness yes. Especially with tonsillitis. Mike have a temp for ages with it! Sounds like she is getting better in herself. My advice would be to only check her temp if she’s unwell with it. You’ll be able to feel it without the thermometer confirming it for you. Try to not worry too much. Is she’s happier, eating, drinking and generally looks well, see how she goes. And ignore the vipers on here giving you a hard time. Health anxiety is awful….. health anxiety over your child even more so. Especially after having a prem baby. Hugs op.

Lots of dc off at my school with exactly the same symptoms and taking a week for fever to settle

I hope she feels better soon

I haven't read through all the responses but my daughter has this currently and I'm certain she has tonsillitis. It's been about 4 days so far as well. The highest reading was 39.6. The fact the it does come down is a good sign. Try and distract yourself.

..............her temp has raised to 38.4 again.. we are on the 4th day and she’s done well to not get a temp like this before, but I’m not sure if it’s normal to last 4 days +!

Well, you're wrong.
Everyone on this thread has told you it's completely normal.
You're not listening.
You've panicked and decided your child has leukaemia.
Please calm down.
I've had four DC and wouldn't have gone to the doctor if any of them had the symptoms your child has.

You're worrying for nothing. Do please stop taking the temp. It's unnecessary.

Mine had the same, including being prescribed antibiotics ‘just in case’ because tonsillitis were a bit red and the fever was constantly over 39 degrees, even with calpol/ibuprofen it didn’t go below 38.7. Didn’t eat anything apart from sips of milk for two full days. But on day 4 he started to feel better and now 10 days later he’s fully recovered apart from a lingering cough. Sympathies, I also was beside myself with worries, but hopefully your little one will be on the mend soon!

NHS guidance is to only see a Dr if the temp lasts longer than 5 days. So 4 days would be in the realms of normality.

Although I know of a child who had a 10day temp recently

I think a good way to look at it is to think what you’d do if it was you.
if this was me, I’d possibly have still gone in to work. I wouldn’t have taken my temperature, nor tested for anything, nor gone to the doctor. I’d be in bed asking my kids to bring me some lemsip. And thats it.

I remember when my kids were small and I looked in the mirror and saw a massive rash all over my chest. My reaction was to think ‘fuck I can’t wear this top (v-neck)’ and switched to a round top and got on with my day. It was only later that day that I realised that would have not been my reaction had it been one of my children!

Sounds just like a viral illness. Temperatures can be scary but I’ve always been told that it’s how the child is behaving (playing, eating, drinking, weeing and alert) that you need to focus on. A temperature is a very normal reaction to the body fighting an infection. I’m sure she’ll perk up in time for Christmas.

Sounds exactly like my daughter when she had tonsillitis, her temperature was very high but she got better a few days into the antibiotics.

Stop checking her temperature!

She's eating and drinking and okay in herself - she just has a (very normal) virus which will run its' course over a week or so.

You’ve seen a doctor. You’ve got the answer. What do you want random strangers on the internet to tell you? Do you want us all to tell you that yes you must panic and take her to the hospital and yes she’s terribly ill? Or do you want us to say there’s nothing wrong with her and she’s fine? Literally nobody on MN knows what’s wrong with your child. The doctor does. The one you’ve seen and got answers from. All this thread is, is a hunt for people to feed your anxiety or calm it down. You need to sort yourself out, you can’t go through life relying on other people to get you where you need to be. That’s called entitlement. You need to get YOURSELF where you need to be - for your sake and everyone else’s.

A temperature is just a sign that her immune system is responding to an infection, there’s no specific time limit. How she is in herself is much more important. If her appetite is improving then that’s a good sign that she’s getting better.

That's not a scary temp though.

Put the thermometer down.

I work in a school and we’ve had many children absent over the past few weeks, most of whom had an up and down temperature for days on end. Keep a close eye on her but sounds like her appetite is returning which is good. Try not to catastrophise. You know her best, allow her lots of rest and hopefully she’ll soon be back to normal. Obviously any deterioration in her condition or if you remain worried seek medical advice as many times as you need to.

Do yourself a favour and
1 - put the bloody thermometer down!
2 - get some bloody help

It is.

You need to calm down.