Travel or Not with 3 Year Old with Fever

Hi.
I'm glad you kept her home. If she still has a fever and complaining about her throat/stomach cramps, you might want to consider getting her tested for strep. Those are all symptoms that my kids have when they are positive.

Absolutely not. Not only is she likely miserable, she's also contagious.

No, it's very inconsiderate to expect a sick person with a high fever to have to travel. Tell your husband that if he MUST go, he should go alone. Think about it... not only are you exposing everyone you come into contact with to your child's illness (they are contagious when they have a fever), you are exposing your daughter to *their* stuff too.

How would the people on the other end of the trip feel to have a sick little person brought into their house? Highly inconsiderate.

Plus, if YOU get sick, who is going to do the caregiving?
Sometimes, being a parent means having to make hard choices. This would be misery for your poor kid. I'm not all about catering to kids-- this just seems like a no-brainer. Let the kiddo stay home.

PS: if he is traveling, be sure he checks ODOT for the travel advisories. There are lots of areas expecting freezing rain.

No...... is it appropriate to risk others getting what your daughter has?

Where were you going to go? Is it that important to go?

No.
Not at all.
Tell our Husband to go.

Your child may get worse.
A 103 fever, is high.
What if it gets higher? Worse? Or your child starts getting other symptoms too?
Take your child to the Doctor.

NO way, would I take my child on a trip like that.

If your Husband had a 103 degree fever... what would he do?
Men are babies when they are sick.
If you had a 103 degree fever, what would you do? Would you be comfortable and go to work?

Also, when one has a fever, they often can get chills and then get hot again, and over and over because they are, sick. And/or they will get other symptoms, and/or have a headache or other things... and not be able to sleep. They can also get dehydrated with a fever. Especially kids.
Your kid needs to stay HOME.
Her health needs to come first.
And you need to keep an eye on her, and her condition.
And take her to the Doctor if need be.
There are lots of illnesses going around.

My son, had a fever last night. And a headache. And sore throat. How did I know? Because, he is 7 and old enough to TELL ME, what his symptoms were.
We were supposed to go to a dinner and carnival last night, but did NOT.
We stayed home. He was sick.
He had a fever.
He was lethargic.
He was ill.
And though his fever subsided today... he is still sick.
We have changed our weekend plans.

A fever of 103 is high. Being home and near the pediatrician would be my route.

I hope the fever breaks soon.

Plan for another weekend to go.

How far are you going? Where? Our others at risk of catching what he/she has? 103 is pretty high. I'd probably stay home.

Is it possilbe hubby doesn't understand the reasons behind fevers? I is most certainly not appropriate to take her out of town with a fever. She should actually be in the ER with 103 temperature if you cannot break it.

There are so many things to consider:
What are her other symptoms? (None: Maybe we'll go. Other symptoms, particularly vomiting: we're staying home; hubby can go stag,)
How long is travel time? (1 hour or less: Maybe we'll go. More than an hour; nope and hubby should stay in case things go south.
Is there a good hospital at our destination? (Yes: Maybe we'll go. No: Definitely not going.)
I've traveled both nationally and internationally with sick kids. Best to avoid it if your kid is under 5 or tends to get much sicker fast.