When Our Baby Spiked A High Fever, My Husband Called His Overprotective Mother Before Anyone Else

“Rachel,” Ethan whispered softly, his voice trailing off when I didn’t look up.

I kept my eyes on June’s face, watching her eyelids flutter shut as the cooling fluids began working through her system.

At 4:35 AM, the infusion pump gave three soft beeps to signal that the loading dose was finished.

I picked up the Braun digital ear thermometer from the bedside tray, gently pulled June’s earlobe back, and slid the soft tip into her ear canal.

The device beeped after two seconds.