tommys sick:(, need some advice......

tommys been sick since friday and has had a low grade fever (around 100.5) since then. i dont want to bother the dr, but hes coughing like crazy still and is still miserable. what should i do? i wouldnt be an over protective mom for cartin him to his drs will i?
i dont know if its anything to worry about. at what point is a fever doctor worthy? he might just have a cold! help!

How old is he? It sounds like just a cold; I wouldn't bring him in at all. There's nothing a doctor can do for a cold.

well if you think its just a cold then there isn't anything they can do for him, you can give him motrin and tylenol for pain/fever. But really all you can do for him is keep him hydrated and if you think he can hold it down some chicken noodle soup (it always makes me feel better) or some vegitable soup that would give him a little energy. He will feel better in a day or so

I usually don't bring mine in until they have been sick for at least 10 days with out it looking like they are getting better. A virus will usually take that long.
Of course, there are times when I just KNOW that they are sick, then they go right in.
My daughter was sick with RSV for 3 days before I took her in.
How old is he? that makes a difference too.
The thing with Dr's offices is that they are the germiest places around, and you are sure to catch something while you are there, so its just best to stay out.

I hope he gets better soon.

me too. thank u!
hes 21 mos old. just took his temp again and its 100.8. poor things nose is running like a faucet. and it seems every time he breathes he coughs (hacks).
yea i was giving him tylenol before but it didnt seem to be doing any good. it would make the fever go away for a few hours, but hed still feel icky and cough like crazy.

Thats why I recommended motrin it works WAY better and for 8 hours (sometimes for my daughter it lasted longer!!). I hope he feels better!!

I hope he feels better. Make sure to keep giving him tons of fluids.

yes tons of fluids. he loves his juice!
and i did end up taking him to the dr wheni took his temp and it said 102.1. i found out he had a fever (well, duh) and a double ear infection! yay!
but at least now he has some meds to make him feel better. thanks guys for all of the advice!