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lvdolphins
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
Wow. I can't even imagine. I am so sorry you had to go through that.
No advice. Just wanted to give
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Sweets13
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
I dont have any information for you, but I just want to offer many to you all! I feel like my heart stopped while reading your post~ Many and 
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LInative
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
My boss snuck up on me whiel I was reading your post and I had to explain the tears. I'm sorry you went thru this and I'm so glad he's OK!!!
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jes81276
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
OMG - I am in tears right now. I don't have any experience with seizures but can't imagine how terrifying and heartbreaking that must have been. 
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| Posted 1/29/08 1:44 PM |
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babyElaina
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
Wow, I'm so sorry to hear this...It must have been so frightening to see this. My heart goes out to your poor son and to you as parents. You want to do everything you can and it is so hard not to be able to control something like this. BIG HUG TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!!! Keep us updated!
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patti08
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
I am so sorry to hear that you had to go through this. It sounds absolutely terrifying. I hope you never have to experience it again.
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| Posted 1/29/08 1:50 PM |
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aja
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
how scary I don't have any experience but I just wanted to let you know my thoughts and prayers are with you
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BabyAvocado
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
Posted by FullersBride
Posted by BabyAvocado
I ask because this way you know when to do something a little more drastic to get the fever down fast (like a bath) if it ever comes close to getting that high again.
You never want to get the fever down too quickly because dorpping a body tempertature too fast can also cause some problems. ROtating with tylenonl and motrin and getting babies naked with cool damp towels under their armpits, groin and back of neck are some of the safest ways to get the temp down quickly but safely.
Really? I was always told a tepid (not too warm, not cold) bath was a safe way to bring down a fever. Is that not a safe thing to do?
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nylisa
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
I have no experience with this but just reading your post I have tears in my eyes. I am sorry!!!
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curliegirl
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
OMG Nicole!!!!!
I don't have any info, just that I have heard it's common to have seizures during a high fever.
Many to you guys....
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FelAndJon
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
I am so sorry that this happened to you and your family. I wish your DS the best
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| Posted 1/29/08 2:47 PM |
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lullabella
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
OMG I hope this was an isolated incident!!!
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| Posted 1/29/08 2:59 PM |
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betty
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
How horrible!! I'm so sorry you all had to go through this, I can't imagine what it was like
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FullersBride
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
Posted by BabyAvocado
Posted by FullersBride
Posted by BabyAvocado
I ask because this way you know when to do something a little more drastic to get the fever down fast (like a bath) if it ever comes close to getting that high again.
You never want to get the fever down too quickly because dorpping a body tempertature too fast can also cause some problems. ROtating with tylenonl and motrin and getting babies naked with cool damp towels under their armpits, groin and back of neck are some of the safest ways to get the temp down quickly but safely.
Really? I was always told a tepid (not too warm, not cold) bath was a safe way to bring down a fever. Is that not a safe thing to do?
The best way to do it is slowly. Take all of their clothes off and wait 5-10 minutes and then start the bath and slowly make it cooler.
Actually just getting them naked and putting cool towels in the axilla(under the armpits, groin and neck) works great! This is what we always did in the ambulance and the ER with kids!
The main thought is not to do anything too quickly...fever spikes are dangerous and well as the fever dropping suddenly..it is too much for hte body to handle. Slow and steady wins the race
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twobabies
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
my nephew had a febrile seizure at one years old. that was his one and only one. They are so scary. i remember my dh was with his sister when the baby started to have a seizure. my sister in law passed out, she got so nervous.
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curley999
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
I am so sorry you had to go thru this, how scary to have to see your baby like that. From the above posts it seems there a good chance it wont happen again
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BabyAvocado
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
Posted by FullersBride
The best way to do it is slowly. Take all of their clothes off and wait 5-10 minutes and then start the bath and slowly make it cooler.
Actually just getting them naked and putting cool towels in the axilla(under the armpits, groin and neck) works great! This is what we always did in the ambulance and the ER with kids!
The main thought is not to do anything too quickly...fever spikes are dangerous and well as the fever dropping suddenly..it is too much for hte body to handle. Slow and steady wins the race
Thank you for the info!! Good stuff to know!
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Janice
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
my youngest sister had one once when she was 19 months old. She never had another one after that. It sounds horrible
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yankinmanc
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
MY friend had this happen to her son a few weeks ago and even though she is a midwife by trade, she said this was terrifying! I am glad to hear that Luca is feeling better! How scary!!
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traceyd
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
Both my brother and cousins daughter both had a febrile seizure but only once each. Both were from a high temperature and thankfully it never happened again. I'm glad your little man is doing better
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vegalady
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
OMG I dont know what I would do if I saw that happening to my DS. I would be terrified out of my mind. I am so glad your DS is doing ok right now. I hope and pray that he doesnt have another one of these again.
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Eireann
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
I don't have any experience but I am SOOO sorry you all had to go through that...I can't even imagine!
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MrsSchwags
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
very frightening!! glad he is ok!!!
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Moehick
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
Kerri was hospitalized with seizures in May....right on her first birthday. She was sick for 3 days leading up to them.....if you have any questions FM...I know exactly how it feels to watch your child go through one
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WhatNow
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Re: does anyone have experience with febrile seizures?
My son had a febrile seizure last May. It happened while he was in day care. I was on maternity leave with Lucy, who was only 2 weeks old at the time and DH was working from home. They called us petrified and said that we need to pick him up right away. The teachers were absolutely petrified! He moaned and fell off a chair he was sitting on with his eyes rolled back and foam around his mouth. One of the teacher's Dh was epileptic so she assumed that that's what was happening. He came to his senses in about 3 minutes and was very weak and sleepy for the next few hours. That phone call from his day care was probably the scariest phone call I ever received. Especially because they kept on saying it was epilepsy which terrified me even more!
We took him to the a pediatric neurologist who confirmed that it was in fact a febrile seizure and not at all epilepsy. I did a lot of ready on eh subject and discovered that those are actually very common in kids 1 to 5 years of age. The cause is always a rapid temprature rise. The doctor told us that while the seizure might repeat the chances of it a slim. It is important to make sure that at the slightest sight of fever it is immediately brought down and that he in never overheated i.e. overdressed etc!
Fullersbride gave a very good description of what to do in a case of another attack.
When I think of my baby sitting in day care in pain with his fever rising and passing out like that my heart bleeds and I am in pain just thinking that I wasn;t there for him. On the other hand, I am somewhat glad I never saw it happen. I think it gives me a chance to be prepared should it ever repeat ( may it never happen!!!) rather than freak out at the thought of what I already saw. I can only imagine how absolutely terrible it was for you to see your son in that condition. Please keep in mind that as everyone mentioned, those things are common in small children!
Feel free to FM me if you have any questions at all or just want to talk about it!!
P.S. Just wanted to give you this site as a reference: http://childbrain.com
It Dr. Rami Grossmann's site. He is the doctor who we went to who came highly recommened by our ped and many moms I spoke with.
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