http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/bushelandapeck/30751 taken the kiddo to the doctor.&nbsp; Of course, I say this in hindsight of today's events.&nbsp; A couple of days ago the kiddo complained of a sore throat.&nbsp; She had a bit of a dry cough and quickly developed a raspy voice.&nbsp; I chalked it all up to allergies.&nbsp; Then last night, fever hits, not high, but still a clear fever.&nbsp; She was lethargic all day today.&nbsp; Then about 5:00, she starts feeling better.&nbsp; She got up off the sofa and played, and I was so pleased to see she was feeling better.&nbsp; I think it's over.&nbsp; Then around 7:00 I hear, &quot;I itch, Mommy.&quot;&nbsp; Her arms are bright red and as rough as sand paper.&nbsp; The same rash is blossoming on her torso.&nbsp; It's on her thighs and moving southward.&nbsp; I wish I would have taken her to the doctor. Why do symptoms present themselves so slowly sometimes? Guess what I'm doing at 8:00 a.m. on the dot tomorrow?&nbsp; taken the kiddo to the doctor.&nbsp; Of course, I say this in hindsight of today's events.&nbsp; A couple of days ago the kiddo complained of a sore throat.&nbsp; She had a bit of a dry cough and quickly developed a raspy voice.&nbsp; I chalked it all up to allergies.&nbsp; Then last night, fever hits, not high, but still a clear fever.&nbsp; She was lethargic all day today.&nbsp; Then about 5:00, she starts feeling better.&nbsp; She got up off the sofa and played, and I was so pleased to see she was feeling better.&nbsp; I think it's over.&nbsp; Then around 7:00 I hear, &quot;I itch, Mommy.&quot;&nbsp; Her arms are bright red and as rough as sand paper.&nbsp; The same rash is blossoming on her torso.&nbsp; It's on her thighs and moving southward.&nbsp; I wish I would have taken her to the doctor. Why do symptoms present themselves so slowly sometimes? Guess what I'm doing at 8:00 a.m. on the dot tomorrow?&nbsp; en-us <p>my pediatrician likes to remind me this phenomenon is absolutely standard.&nbsp; doesn't make the night any shorter, but it's good to hear that my child isn't the only one who only presents symptoms in the dead of night.&nbsp; he also gets miraculously better WHEN we're at the doctor's.&nbsp;</p> http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/bushelandapeck/30751/#c_280828 http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/bushelandapeck/30751/#c_280828 <p>my pediatrician likes to remind me this phenomenon is absolutely standard.&nbsp; doesn't make the night any shorter, but it's good to hear that my child isn't the only one who only presents symptoms in the dead of night.&nbsp; he also gets miraculously better WHEN we're at the doctor's.&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">That's standard protocol&nbsp;for any child....get sick&nbsp;with&nbsp;fever, throw up,&nbsp;and cough all night....by 10 a.m. they'll be running around and fine - especially if you head to the doctor's office!&nbsp; Glad to be part of this club also!!&nbsp; Mine tend to do this; but, most of the time....they still have the issues&nbsp;(they just try to pretend&nbsp;they feel better)....like&nbsp;the ear infection we went&nbsp;to the doctor with the day before 4th of July.&nbsp; Kiddo said, &quot;I'm fine.&quot;&nbsp; we went to the doc and&nbsp;she said, &quot;Swimmer's ear...no swimming for a couple&nbsp;of days.&quot;&nbsp; What I want to&nbsp;know is how do they make the fever go away without tylenol?&nbsp; Can they just&nbsp;turn it on and off?&nbsp; Maybe we should study this phenomenon.....?&nbsp; </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">If you are like most parents, you hold off to see if things clear up on their own...sometimes they do (we always forget about those) and sometimes they don't....Hang in there!!&nbsp; Hope she's&nbsp;feeling better today, and you get the first appointment with the pediatrician this morning!</span>&nbsp;</p> http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/bushelandapeck/30751/#c_280850 http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/bushelandapeck/30751/#c_280850 <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">That's standard protocol&nbsp;for any child....get sick&nbsp;with&nbsp;fever, throw up,&nbsp;and cough all night....by 10 a.m. they'll be running around and fine - especially if you head to the doctor's office!&nbsp; Glad to be part of this club also!!&nbsp; Mine tend to do this; but, most of the time....they still have the issues&nbsp;(they just try to pretend&nbsp;they feel better)....like&nbsp;the ear infection we went&nbsp;to the doctor with the day before 4th of July.&nbsp; Kiddo said, &quot;I'm fine.&quot;&nbsp; we went to the doc and&nbsp;she said, &quot;Swimmer's ear...no swimming for a couple&nbsp;of days.&quot;&nbsp; What I want to&nbsp;know is how do they make the fever go away without tylenol?&nbsp; Can they just&nbsp;turn it on and off?&nbsp; Maybe we should study this phenomenon.....?&nbsp; </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">If you are like most parents, you hold off to see if things clear up on their own...sometimes they do (we always forget about those) and sometimes they don't....Hang in there!!&nbsp; Hope she's&nbsp;feeling better today, and you get the first appointment with the pediatrician this morning!</span>&nbsp;</p> <p>don't beat yourself up over it.  it could've gone away.  you just never know with these things.  hope she's better soon.  :(</p> <br /> http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/bushelandapeck/30751/#c_281236 http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/bushelandapeck/30751/#c_281236 <p>don't beat yourself up over it.  it could've gone away.  you just never know with these things.  hope she's better soon.  :(</p> <br />