{"id":4684,"date":"2025-12-22T08:55:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T08:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drsadler.co\/?p=4684"},"modified":"2025-12-31T13:37:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T13:37:58","slug":"fever-now-what-do-i-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drsadler.co\/index.php\/2025\/12\/22\/fever-now-what-do-i-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Fever \u2013 Now what do I do?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s be honest\u2026a fever is quite a scary thing and it is tough to keep calm when your child is burning up. 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