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[tradey]

hi my daughter is two,last night she had a temp gave her some calpol,she had cooled down before she went bed,this morning she was fine no temp,so i took her to playschool,when i picked her up i asked how she was they said fine,now ive brought her home she looked tired and her temp is up again ive given her some calpol,shes now asleep,which isnt like her at all,rang the doctor but cant fit her in,am i worrying over nothing

[smudge]

I would phone Doctor's back & insist on an emergency appointment, or ask for a doctor to come out to see her.

I wish her well.

[smudge]

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[silverdaler]

i would make sure she doesnt get over heated (especially if you have the central heating on), its so easy for little ones to do that if they are covered up too. if her temperature gets worse, put a damp cool flannel on her groins to try and cool her down again, keep giving her the calpol at the recommended intervals, get her to drink fluids so she doesnt get dehydrated, write down the details of her temperature at various times for future reference if needed. if her condition does not get better by this evening, ring the NHS advice line, they are brilliant.

you must also check for any signs of rashes which wont go away when pressed with a glass, any aversion to light or any pains in the neck - if you find any of these ring NHS direct IMMEDIATELY.

it might just be one of these many viruses going around.

hope she is ok

[tradey]

smudge and silverdaler thank you so much,i did cover her up bu ivet took it off now,im going to see if they can send a doctor out to see her,if not ill ring the nhs cheers again thanks for your advice

[silverdaler]

us mums must stick together - its a worry when they are not well, but kids are very resilient.

keep us informed of how she is.

[lou 26]

Hi Tradey, My daughter is 3 and this has been an ongoing thing with her since before christmas, shes had exactly the same symptoms. I feel like ive been bringing her up on calpol. Ive been taking her to the docs who said its a recurring viral thing and even called nhs direct who said that children of this age can get at leat 8 colds a year and so not to worry too much. Last week I kept her at home all week and didnt let her mix with anyone else (or as little as possible anyway) and it seems to have done the trick. I now feel I may have been taking her places when shes wasnt at all well and really should have been resting! Ive been worrying myself sick about it so i can imagine how you are feeling but I would give nhs direct a call to put your mind at rest. Hope she gets better soon x

[lou 26]

p.s. My daughter had this high temperature for about 4 days last week but the same as your daughter it kept coming and going, so be prepared. Also the doctor told me you can give baby nurofen in between giving calpol. i.e. give calpol then 3 hours later give nurofen, then 3 hours later give calpol again. and this way it helps keep the temp down,

[tigerthecat]

My son had same thing - turned out to be chicken pox :-(

[hunter1969]

my 7yr old had same thing and slept for a whole day, her skin felt like it was on fire and she complained of the room spinning when she did finally get up. I panicked at this new complaint but when i phoned doctor for advice, he recommended calbrufen, this can be taken safely with calpol and it did the trick. Listen to your gutt feeling. xx

[silverdaler]

how is she tonight tradey - any better ?

[tradey]

thanks to everyone i phoned the doctors again this morning told them they better let me see someone so im going at 11,told them id stay there all day till they saw her,so at least that worked,she was up most of the night roasting one min ok the next,i never knew you could do that give other med in between cheers for that,i will let you all know how she goes on,yep us mums dont half worry about our kids thanks xx

[tradey]

helo everyone tradey here,had my little girl at the docs shes got a viral infection,thank god for that i was so worried,just said keep giving her the med,cheers again you helpped me so much xx

[silverdaler]

bless her ! more often than not, that is te problem. hope shes better soon xx