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What To Do For a Febrile Seizure

Watching Laura shake was perhaps one of my most scariest parenting moments. However, I am a pretty calm person and when it comes to emergencies–I’m pretty quick thinking too. Only a doctor can tell you if your child’s seizure is related to the fever. If he’s young, has a high fever, and had a seizure after the fever started or spiked–there’s a very good chance it’s related to the fever. However, here’s what you should do if your child ever has a seizure: 1. DON’T PANIC! Know that febrile seizures in and of themselves are not harmful. The potential for … Continue reading →

Febrile Seizures

It was about 5 o’clock and my husband was due home in about an hour. I had put Laura down for a nap around 2:30 and she was sleeping unusually long. When she woke up, I picked her up and immediately ran for the thermometer. Something was wrong. She went from having no fever before the nap to a fever of 104 in just two hours. Suddenly, her body stiffened and begin to shake uncontrollably. I carefully put her down on our huge, over-sized, “squishy chair” and let her shake for what seemed to be forever. (In reality, it was … Continue reading →