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OK I've been through this all before.. DS has a temp, I have no credit on my phone AARGH!
It was 38.3 when I put him to bed half an hour ago. It is now 38.7! I don't know what to do. I've skyped my mum and she is calling a locum for me but I'm sitting here shaking.
He doesn't take well to panadol or nurofen, he just throws it back up and it doesn't lower the temp at all (cos it just comes straight back out).
I gave him a lukewarm bath, it didn't bring it down :crying:
I hate doing this alone!!! I don't know what's going on, he's tired and shaking and just wants to sleep.. I'm freaking out.
Can you mix the panadol/nurofen into some juice and get him to drink that?
He is getting to the temp where I do start to think about giving them something to bring the fever down (I normally let my 2 go to 39°, but I know that they don't go febrile)....
Strip him down, pop him on the couch, see if he'll have something to drink with the meds in it and keep an eye on him...
I just went and checked it again and it's gone down a bit.. he kicked his sheet off so I think that may have had something to do with it.
Might try the juice if it goes up again, thanks :thumbsup:
sockstealingpoltergeist
24-09-2008, 19:59
Oh no Angike I hope he feels better soon. I'd try mixing it with something as well if it doesn't go down soon. Poor little man.
how about cool faceclothes on him (not freezing), open a window, give him an icelolly to suck if he will have it, take clothes of if you havent done it already.
Hang in there you are doing great!
I might give the facecloth a try til the doc gets here..
This is where I'm confused - his little body feels very warm, but he is covered in goosebumps and he's complaining that he's cold.
He's just wearing shorts (and night time nappy) and he has tucked his little arms under his chest cos he's freezing.
Thanks ladies :) sorry for being such a drama queen.. I don't know why I freak out this much lol.
Angike I had pneumonia once and even though I was boiling I got into bed with my jumper on because I was shivering so much.
In this situation you have to be cruel to be kind kwim.
Panicing is my first response to Edwards health dramas!
Mariposa
24-09-2008, 20:13
try giving the panadol/nurofen in very small amts. It might be an idea to keep some pessaries handy if you DS keeps throwing up the panadol/nurofen.
small sips of water help also, to keep him hydrated.
Angike I had pneumonia once and even though I was boiling I got into bed with my jumper on because I was shivering so much.
In this situation you have to be cruel to be kind kwim.
Panicing is my first response to Edwards health dramas!
Yep, I know what you mean. I'll just have to be cruel to be kind and hope that he wakes up feeling better! :crying:
I can understand why you panic, but I feel like I'm one of those ppl who always has the doctors backed up! I get it from my dad, thanks dad!! Lol.
try giving the panadol/nurofen in very small amts. It might be an idea to keep some pessaries handy if you DS keeps throwing up the panadol/nurofen.
small sips of water help also, to keep him hydrated.
I might go and buy some of the pessaries soon in case this happens again.
The shivering is called rigors. It means his body is trying to ramp up the fever to kill the germs. This helps activate the immune system and is a good thing. Be careful not to cool him down too fast; no tepid baths! This could cause him to have a seizure. The fever will do him no harm, so long as it isn't over 40 and he is drinking well. It will actually help kill the germs. Just keep him in his nappy and ride it out, giving him lots of fluids.
If you need to give him paracetamol your pharmacist can supply you with suppositories, which are quick, easy and effective.
Lots of sensible advice from the children's hospital in Melbourne:
http://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/factsheets.cfm?doc_id=5200
The shivering is called rigors. It means his body is trying to ramp up the fever to kill the germs. This helps activate the immune system and is a good thing. Be careful not to cool him down too fast; no tepid baths! This could cause him to have a seizure. The fever will do him no harm, so long as it isn't over 40 and he is drinking well. It will actually help kill the germs. Just keep him in his nappy and ride it out, giving him lots of fluids.
If you need to give him paracetamol your pharmacist can supply you with suppositories, which are quick, easy and effective.
Lots of sensible advice from the children's hospital in Melbourne:
http://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/factsheets.cfm?doc_id=5200
Oh god I thought baths were ok as long as they weren't cold. I'll have to remember that one :( thanks heaps for the info, I'll check that site out now.
Cool baths, cool cloths and fans used to be the recommended way to bring down a fever...
From reading I have done on this recently, it is now recommended that you let a fever run it's course unless it's over 40° (or if you know that your child will febrile before then)...and don't try and cool them down too quickly - so no tepid baths/fans/cold cloths etc...I am sure SPC will confirm but from memory it had something to do with cooling the body temp too fast can put them into shock.
It was after doing that reading that I decided to let my kids fevers run to around 39° (higher than that and I start to get uncomfortable with it, because their normal temp is 36.3°)...
I hope he's better soon...
Cool baths, cool cloths and fans used to be the recommended way to bring down a fever...
From reading I have done on this recently, it is now recommended that you let a fever run it's course unless it's over 40° (or if you know that your child will febrile before then)...and don't try and cool them down too quickly - so no tepid baths/fans/cold cloths etc...I am sure SPC will confirm but from memory it had something to do with cooling the body temp too fast can put them into shock.
It was after doing that reading that I decided to let my kids fevers run to around 39° (higher than that and I start to get uncomfortable with it, because their normal temp is 36.3°)...
I hope he's better soon...
I've heard that about not cooling them too quickly, which is why I thought his "normal" bath may be ok, but I might avoid it from now on just in case. Thanks for the advice :)
I think he's feeling a bit better already, his temp seems to be staying at 38.1 and he just gave me a big cheeky smile so I'm hoping he'll wake up his usual self.
Cheeky smiles are good news....sounds like he's ok at the moment....here's hoping you both get a good sleep!
Thanks Roxy! I reaaaally hope so too!
He seems to be sleeping okay, just moaning and stirring a lot and asking for me, then just drops off back to sleep. He's a cutie.
The doctor just came and he very kindly checked him while he was in bed. DS let him do his job and went back to sleep.
Doc said "he's fine just a viral infection, keep doing what you're doing" :smiliedance:
He also said "that's a beautiful boy you've got there". Doctors always say that hehe. DS is a very good patient :p
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