when to use motrin/tylenol and when to let child fever

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Hello everyone.

Carina is sick with what seems to be a normal virus- cold, couch, sore

throat and fever. I tend to try to hold off using tylenol/motrin

unless she acts really uncomfortable. Yet I always wonder what's

best. Is the fever serving a purpose- it it helping to fight an

infection? And when she has her periodic fevers and there is not an

infection, do the fevers serve a purpose then? Is it best to keep the

child as fever free as possible or is it better to let their bodies

fever some? A few times when I really limited the tylenol and motrin,

(and used a lot of baths!) her fever cycles ended quicker. Of course

this may have been a coincidence. Carina's doctor has told me that

fever won't harm her, unless it's really high like 108, which

thankfully we've not come close to experiencing this. Of course, I

wish I knew what was best for her.

Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.

Sincerely,

Carmela

Mom to Carina 3 3/4