My little darlings' bout of fever

This is a delayed post. It has been weeks since my baby regained her strength back. She had a terrible cold with high fever for 3 days. Below is a detailed account of her illness:

Day 1 - Baby had runny nose with clear mucus

Day 2 - Baby started to cough and her nasal mucus was thick. She had difficulty sleeping due to her coughing and colds.

Day 3 - My baby had persistent cough and colds (thick greenish mucus). Her cough had a pleghm sound. Pedia advised to give nasal decongestant and meds for her cough.

Day 4 - Check-up with another pedia. The pedia advised nebulization and to start on antibiotics.

Day 6 - My baby's orig pedia advised CBC and urinalysis

Day 7 - My baby's coughing lessen. She had runny nose with clear mucus.

Day 8 - My baby still had high fever at around 4pm.

Day 9 - Baby had high fever (temperature range reached 39 degrees around 4pm). My hubby and I then decided to bring her to the hospital. Her orig pedia advised CBC and urinalysis. CBC results seem to show that her illness is not bacterial. Also, though she already took antibiotics she still had fever. The resident pedia advised to continue with paracetamol every 4 hours.

Day 10 - high fever, stuffy nose

Day 11 - Baby's fever went down around 2pm

Day 12 - No more fever. The rashes (tiny red spots, similar to "bungang araw") appeared all over her body. Pedia advised CBC again. Results showed elevated lymphocytes indicating her illness was viral. Symptoms also seems to indicate that my baby had "roseola infantum" (commonly called "tipdas hangin"). Her rashes disappeared in a few days.

When my daughter had trouble breathing due to a mucus plug, I used a reliable aspirator. I also used a baby vaporub for her back and chest. Also, it helps that her head is slightly elevated when she's sleeping.

I also monitored her temperature every hour... religiously gave her paracetamol every 4 hours and when her temp spike to 39 degress we had her checked right away. Its important that CBC be taken to confirm if the illness is bacterial or viral before giving meds like antibiotics.