102 fever...when to see doctor

[Here]

E has had a fever since Saturday. She had an ear check yesterday for a previous ear infection. Ears are okay and she tested negative for strep and the flu. She has a slightly runny nose. Would you worry about this? When would you start to worry if things don't improve?

[Here]

She is 14 months. I guess she already saw the doctor. The doctor is having surgery today and coverage for other doctors is light because of the holidays.

[Saudade]

Does it respond to tylenol or advil? I'd probably give tylenol or advil and watch it for 24 hrs and then reassess.

[brit1017]

If the fever keeps coming back that high, I call again after 4-5 days (though my kids are older). Last year, they sent us right for chest x-rays and it turned out that DS had pneumonia. If the fever is getting lower every day and it is coming back up more slowly after dosing with motrin/tylenol, then I would let it run its course.

[Deleted]

DS has always come up with new symptoms within 2-3 days (so it was obviously HFM or roseola, for example). I'd give it 48 hours to either go away or become something more obvious.

I'm probably a bad mom, but if I know it's a virus, we don't go in. All I was going to do was spread it around.