: Fever triggered by parental absence

[Guest guest]

Have just got back from night away to find Henry going down with

fever. He gets them rarely nowadays, but every time we go away without

the children we find that the stress of missing us triggers a fever.

This makes it so difficult for us. It's hard enough to find someone to

look after your children for a night or more without the worry that

they will be coping with sleepless night and fevering plus vomiting

child. Does this happen to anyone else?

[Guest guest]

I haven't ever left my children before but different stresses seem to bring

their fevers on. Traveling is one. We can expect a cycle following a trip to

the beach. Several nights of going to bed late will trigger an episode. I am

going to the beach this weekend without my husband and kids for the first time

in the last 14 years. I hope it doesn't trigger a fever because Hallie (3) my

youngest is having her tonsils out 4 days after I come back.

Holly White

: Fever triggered by parental absence

Have just got back from night away to find Henry going down with

fever. He gets them rarely nowadays, but every time we go away without

the children we find that the stress of missing us triggers a fever.

This makes it so difficult for us. It's hard enough to find someone to

look after your children for a night or more without the worry that

they will be coping with sleepless night and fevering plus vomiting

child. Does this happen to anyone else?

[Guest guest]

Stress totally brings them on for my daughter. Traveling, lots going

on at school, several nights

going to bed sort of late--exactly as Holly described. After a very

stressful spring and many fevers

I am being relentless about bedtime and not over-scheduling and it is

helping her cope in general;

she seems to have more reserves to deal with daily stuff and has even

gotten cold symptoms without crashing into a 104 fever. We are

traveling in two days to visit her five older cousins though so I

know what we'll be doing the week following . . . it is validating to

read others' experience with this.

On Jun 25, 2006, at 8:46 AM, Holly White wrote:

> I haven't ever left my children before but different stresses seem

> to bring their fevers on. Traveling is one. We can expect a cycle

> following a trip to the beach. Several nights of going to bed late

> will trigger an episode. I am going to the beach this weekend

> without my husband and kids for the first time in the last 14

> years. I hope it doesn't trigger a fever because Hallie (3) my

> youngest is having her tonsils out 4 days after I come back.

>

> Holly White

> : Fever triggered by parental absence

>

> Have just got back from night away to find Henry going down with

> fever. He gets them rarely nowadays, but every time we go away without

> the children we find that the stress of missing us triggers a fever.

> This makes it so difficult for us. It's hard enough to find someone to

> look after your children for a night or more without the worry that

> they will be coping with sleepless night and fevering plus vomiting

> child. Does this happen to anyone else?

>

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