Rapid heartbeats

MotherBeth · Apr 9th, 2012, 13:00 PM

Y'all probably already know this! But sharing in case there's anyone else like me, who didn't.

I called the doctor's latenight line last night because my toddler had a pretty high fever and her heart was racing.

I'm not sure you can "hear" someone rolling his eyes over the phone, but if you can -- then that's what I heard!

He told me that heartbeats always get fast when a child has a fever. I had no idea! He told me to give her some medicine, and go get some rest. (Me -- not her.

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So just thought I'd share in case that ever alarms anyone else!

chick78 · Apr 9th, 2012, 13:39 PM

I found out the same information, but it took us a trip to a&e at midnight!

Dont ever feel silly whenever your LO is poorly, its always best to get advice if your unsure.

Hope she is feeling better soon xx

New Mrs W · Apr 9th, 2012, 14:00 PM

Thank you for sharing. I didn't know. Hope your baby is feeling better today xxx

polaris · Apr 9th, 2012, 14:13 PM

Yes I only found this out after getting totally stressed out by it when Thomas had a high temperature before!

MotherBeth · Apr 9th, 2012, 21:11 PM

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Originally Posted by chick78

I found out the same information, but it took us a trip to a&e at midnight!

That would've been me, too, if I hadn't called the doctor's nighttime line first! I was panicked when I felt that racing little heartbeat.

MotherBeth · Apr 9th, 2012, 21:12 PM

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Originally Posted by New Mrs W

Thank you for sharing. I didn't know. Hope your baby is feeling better today xxx

Yes, much better -- thanks! Why do they always spike the highest fevers at nighttime, just in time to make sure we stay up all night, worrying? :-) It never seems to happen at 10 AM! :-)

andella95 · Apr 10th, 2012, 00:01 AM

I didn't know that, either. :-)

Siyren · Apr 10th, 2012, 04:10 AM

there's no such thing as a silly question when it comes to your LO's health hun!

but yeah, lyss has a hear condition and her heart works a little harder than normal- a temp is dramatic for us as 38 degrees has her heart at 250+ bpm!

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MotherBeth Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 641	Rapid heartbeats Y'all probably already know this! But sharing in case there's anyone else like me, who didn't. I called the doctor's latenight line last night because my toddler had a pretty high fever and her heart was racing. I'm not sure you can "hear" someone rolling his eyes over the phone, but if you can -- then that's what I heard! He told me that heartbeats always get fast when a child has a fever. I had no idea! He told me to give her some medicine, and go get some rest. (Me -- not her. ) So just thought I'd share in case that ever alarms anyone else!

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chick78 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Warwickshire, UK Posts: 71	I found out the same information, but it took us a trip to a&e at midnight! Dont ever feel silly whenever your LO is poorly, its always best to get advice if your unsure. Hope she is feeling better soon xx

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New Mrs W Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: West Yorkshire, UK Posts: 2,526	Thank you for sharing. I didn't know. Hope your baby is feeling better today xxx

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polaris Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 7,687	Yes I only found this out after getting totally stressed out by it when Thomas had a high temperature before!

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andella95 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 2,023	I didn't know that, either. :-)

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Siyren Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: In a pineapple, under the sea Posts: 6,288	there's no such thing as a silly question when it comes to your LO's health hun! but yeah, lyss has a hear condition and her heart works a little harder than normal- a temp is dramatic for us as 38 degrees has her heart at 250+ bpm!

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