Today is the third day after Daryl's MMR jab. After lunch, I noticed that he seems a bit lethargic & his cheeks were a bit more reddish than usual. When I touched his forehead, it felt hotter than usual. Fearing the worst, I went to take a thermometer to measure his temperature. It was so difficult to take his temperature coz he refused to be still. Mine is a digital thermometer, so using it is a breeze coz it needs only 2 seconds to obtain the temperature. I couldn't be more wrong! Daryl struggled everytime I inserted the thermometer into his ear. Thus I had to restrain him while I measured his temperature. Needless to say, this got him screaming the house down!
My worst fears were confirmed!! He is running a slight fever!! His temperature was 37.7 deg. So I fed him liquid paracetomal. After eating the medicine, his fever still didn't subside. In the evening, it was 38.4. Then in the night, it was 39.8. Now I am monitoring him to see whether his fever will subside or not. It's going to be a long night...
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