That, surprisingly, is an old wives tale that is actually completely false. It's important to remember that fever by itself is not an illness — it's usually a sign or symptom of another problem, usually an infection of some sort. A fever helps the body fight infections by stimulating natural defense mechanisms. Having a high fever and then being overdressed to 'sweat it out' can make the child dehydrated very quickly and overdressing/overbundling a child or infant will just elevate their temperature even more and wont help them break their fever faster, it just makes the fever more dangerous and uncomfortable for the child. Sure, your temperature might go down a bit through sweating but the cause of the fever is the actual issue and the fever wont go away until the level of infection has gone down. Its suggested that a much more effective way to bring down a fever is to run a lukewarm bath for the person/child instead to bring down their body temperature. At dangerous levels, a high enough temperature can result in brain damage and even death. im not even married to a pead yet i know this shit.. but being married to one is actually probably pretty handy and im glad this OP listens to someone who has a medical degree.

very very bad advice! it probably won't harm the kid (unless he gets dehydrated due to sweating) but absolutely no evidence that this helps. LISTEN TO YOUR DOCTOR!

Being married to one means the kids other parent is a pediatrician and this other parent with medical degree has approved undressing and giving Tylenol. As of anecdotal evidence, my husband uses this sweating the fever out as a remedy but it has never worked for me, so chances that this works are 50:50.

No, 50:50 is you getting extremely lucky! One of your body’s natural response to fight a virus is to basically “burn it up” and it raises its temperature in that attempt. If a high fever persists too long, it can cause organ damage or death as imagine, your inside organs cannot handle that “heat wave” for too long. You cannot control the internal heat but “adding more heat” is just going to complicate things & can cause the immune system to go out of control and get “overheated”. So NO NO NO, do NOT do that. The only time sauna or other stuff is even remotely mentioned is if you DONT HAVE A HIGH FEVER to begin with. If you’re feeling “sick” without fever, you may then try because your inner body isn’t already on fire. Imagine it like a car, at some point the engine will blow up if it gets overheated and if you keep pressing on the gas, you’re adding to the “blowing up” happening sooner. Our bodies are not perfect, they keep us alive from a lot of things but when an occasional high fever hits, that’s a sign that the body is having trouble sustaining. And the immune system of kids is not as developed as an adults’ and we know that with science, so often our body needs help - and in this case, cool it down as it continues to do its work killing off whatever has infected it.

I am pretty sure that she meant that she got her remedy from her husband the paediatrician. I would also trust a trained doctor over you or her know-it-all wannabe of a mother

this has to be a troll post.

Most of his posts are troll posts

Yeah, he's a frequent-flyer troll. So I think that would make him a gremlin? Seriously, that's not "sweating it out," that's "cooking your kid."

a fever is a sign of illness not a defense mechanism and low dose Tylenol over a short period like 3 days will not harm anybody it can't actually prevent brain damage unless you happen to have a rare allergy

You are exposing your body to a short period of time + your immune system is more robust than a child’s but I will say that is still dangerous. Have you tried a lukewarm shower to see if you had similar effects? I wonder if your body was coincidently done fighting the virus so it was in the process of lowering the temperature to begin with.