Tink has been febrile on and off for the last day or so.
Just a reminder, the book in her room aka binder or Control Journal has a fully developed fever protocol we can use. The binder is located on top of her orange organizer. It specifies at what temperature to give meds, how long to keep feeds off, and takes MOST but not all of the guesswork out of how to care for her while she's fighting a high temp.
Typically, when febrile, our little girl shunts her heat and her extremities become extremely cold. If this is happening, we need a thick blanket to keep the profusion in those parts of her body. The easiest way to heat her legs but not her core is to wrap a blanket around just her legs; this can also be done as needed to her arms, though that's less frequent.
However, any time we have a thick blanket on her, Tink can overheat. If we're leaving one to keep her extremities warm and profusing, we need to assess whether or not she is then overheating in those parts. If she is, the covering can be removed and exchanged for a lightweight receiving blanket or clothing. She should never be hanging out not covered by clothes or some other form of covering.
As a side note, when febrile and shunting her heat, the pulse ox reading is incredibly unreliable. It won't read high but it might read low. The need for an accurate reading makes us fight to keep those legs warm even more. Sometimes, we use our dryer to heat a blanket for her; other times, just the blanket is enough.
