"For fevers over 101 degrees Fahrenheit, treat with a tepid bath or dye free ibuprofen. Fevers, while nerve wracking for new parents, are the response of a healthy immune system reacting to kill off an invading virus through heat."
- "Avoiding Autism" by Anju Usman, MD and Beth C. Hynes, JD, MBA,
The Autism File, Issue 31, 2009.
I chose to share this snippet, since my little Iggy has been under the weather, as he is teething. I used to rush to the doctors when my elder two were babies, but now, I choose to be a little patient and try to turn to the medications, only when I should.
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