I have to put my three year old in HBB

nevaehsmommy · Apr 14, 2009

MY two restrained seats are in parent car. Did not plan to go anywhere thi week and then DD gets 104oF Fever. Doctor wants to see her within the hour....How do I make this situation more safe. I dont have any other options to then to use booter. Seat belt with shoulder and seat belt locks...

BookMama · Apr 14, 2009

Wow, a not-quite-3YO in her first booster ride ... tough situation.

Is there ANY way you can borrow a harnessed seat from a neighbor you trust, or something like that?

Is there anyone who can ride with you, and sit with her to ensure that she sits correctly? Or someone who can drive so that you can sit with her in th back?

Gypsy · Apr 14, 2009

Pull the seat belt tight on her hips and lock the belt.

Can your parents come pick you up and take you instead?

Can a friend or relative with harnessed seats come to give you a ride?

Could your spouse pick up the seats and bring them home to you?

I don't know how far away anyone lives/works, just tossing out some ideas.

mommaon112903 · Apr 14, 2009

I really like the pp response, is there ANY way to get a harnessed seat for her?

I agree, this is a tough situation, but your dd does need to be seen. Do what you have to and here are prayers and postive thoughts for a quick recovery!

Gypsy · Apr 14, 2009

FWIW I don't take my kids to the Dr. for a 104 temp unless they have alarming symptoms, signs of a bacterial infection, isn't responding to fever reducers or it lasts longer than a week. So *needing* to be seen is debatable. However since the Dr. wants to see her I am not arguing this point, but I wonder if the doctor would still want to see her if he knew she didn't have a safe way to get there.

canadiangie · Apr 14, 2009

I personally would try not to stress too much. Put her in, pull the lap portion of the belt tight over her hips, make sure the shoulder portion is across her chest properly, and manually lock the belt. She's sick with a 104 fever so I'm guessing she's not overly energetic. No it's not ideal, but you have to do the best you can with what you have. Hope she gets better soon.

nevaehsmommy · Apr 14, 2009

I live in the country. No one has a child in a car seats around here. Mostly Amish. I will be riding with my sister. I will be in the back seat but her daughter is in the middle in the infant seat.

She has had the fever for 4 days now. Even with tyenol it only goes down to 101-102 range. I am not a big supporter of tyenol or doctors, but I love her doctor. Trust her judgement. She is an awesome lady. Told me not to turn DD FF at a year to wait tell max on seat. To reconider weaning her at 18 months and to continue. To read up on herb and and DO MY OWN RESEARCH.

Last time she wax feverish like this she had double ear infection/double pnemonia (sp?)

carseatcoach · Apr 14, 2009

I'm especially concerned because if she is not feeling well, she is not likely to focus on sitting properly in a seat.

I also agree with Gypsy -- why does the doctor need to see her? What is he looking for? Can he call in any scripts he was planning and you can have them delivered?

nevaehsmommy · Apr 14, 2009

Sister is trying to track down my dad, he has the scenera in his car. He works for the county so he could be anywhere within 50 miles or so

Gypsy · Apr 14, 2009

While your sister is trying to track down an appropriate seat for her, read these
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/8/T082100.asp

http://www.drgreene.org/body.cfm?id=21&action=detail&ref=832

nevaehsmommy · Apr 14, 2009

Sister just called she locate my dad and the car seat. Crisis avverted.

I was starting to have panic attack.

nevaehsmommy · Apr 14, 2009

Gypsy said:
While your sister is trying to track down an appropriate seat for her, read these
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/8/T082100.asp

http://www.drgreene.org/body.cfm?id=21&action=detail&ref=832

I rear and re read the dr. sears site last night.

It seems like when I try to wean her she gets REALLY sick. Once it was sinus infection *not a big deal* then the next time was ear infection, next time was the ear infection/pnemonia right before DN was born. I think her body knows he till needs the breastmilk and is re-acing to not getting it?:twocents:

And yes again I am trying to wean her.

J-max · Apr 14, 2009

Glad you found a seat

Just an idea - when you go in, you might have her tested for a UTI. That is one of the only times my kids get super high fevers and nothing really gets them down more than a few degrees. My kids have genetic renal reflux and no real other symptoms of UTIs until they get bad and have an almost septic response. Also, only 1 of my ever got a UTI when they were nursing, but once we stopped or greatly decreased - BAM they they were. Just an idea - so many of the symptoms sounded like my kids.

Hugs, I hope she feels better soon.

mylittlet · Apr 14, 2009

Good job on nursing so long. I am tandem nursing a just turned 3ds and just turned 2dd. I am feeling ready to wean ds, but I don't know if he is ready.

Glad you got your seat.

MomToEliEm · Apr 14, 2009

jessmcg said:
Just an idea - when you go in, you might have her tested for a UTI. That is one of the only times my kids get super high fevers and nothing really gets them down more than a few degrees. My kids have genetic renal reflux and no real other symptoms of UTIs until they get bad and have an almost septic response. Also, only 1 of my ever got a UTI when they were nursing, but once we stopped or greatly decreased - BAM they they were. Just an idea - so many of the symptoms sounded like my kids.

High fever (104+) for many days was almost always a sign of a UTI for my kids. Tylenol never seemed to bring it down very much either.

Definitely get a check for a UTI while you are in the office.

*Spoiledinmyhouseofblue* · Apr 14, 2009

I would check for a UTI too. I would definetly get her seen.
Glad the carseat crisis was avoided.

ketchupqueen · Apr 14, 2009

My daughter had a seizure at 103.5. She had a kidney infection (the UTI she'd had a month before was resistant to the antibiotics, and it got into her kidney.)

nevaehsmommy · Apr 14, 2009

You guy ought to be doctors

She had a UTI, left ear infection, and posibly the start of lung infection. She was put on an antibiotic and breathing treatments.

I thought she was having a seziure at one point she was sleeping and twitching and thrashing like crazy, I think her fever was just making her uncomphy even in her sleep.

So I think I am going to buy a cheap seat to keep at my sisters house so I dont have this issue again.

ketchupqueen · Apr 14, 2009

Good idea. Or your house, in case it's not your sister who has to give you a ride but in a true emergency a neighbor, etc.

We have only one car so I have a ton of extra seats, so I'll always have one to fit whatever kid needs one in whatever car we go in. (Well, that and I love car seats, lol.)

nevaehsmommy · Apr 14, 2009

I was thinking her house bc I go into town and ride the buses. If I venuture over to her house we end of riding all over town and would still need a seat....

*maybe* I need to buy two. One to keep at home, one to keep at her house.

4 seats for one child? Not to many is that? How do I justify that? LOL

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