I'm so tired. Why won't he stop?

[Ozziehoffy]

it's so terribly difficult when they just can't tell us what is wrong

Go with your gut feeling. If you think you need to take him to hossy, then do that. He may have a sore throat? Oskar was not much older and got a sore throat which ended up turning into bronchialitis which was not fun. They are little and a simple sore throat can progress to more faster than with us adults. I hope that he is ok - let us know how he goes.

[krysalyss]

Although it is probably nothing it wouldn't be a bad idea to get him checked out. I wonder if the startle thing could be a bit of light sensitivity or something. With the temp etc. I think it is worth checking out. Don't worry about being sent home again. After all we pay for hospitals to be able to use them. Or you can call a health line. There is one in QLD but not sure about the other states.
Good luck!

[aussienic]

just wanted to drop off a I know how tiring it is when baby won't sleep.. I hope jesse is sleeping for you now..

sleep tight!!

[~clover~]

Well his temp stayed at 38.1 most of the night. He hardly slept, kept waking up screaming. I think I will take him this morning. I just got a full dose of panadol into him & his temp now is 36.0.

He slept in a t-shirt suit thing just with a cot sized polar fleece blanket around him & was still sweating. I slept in long pants & long sleeved shirt with a doona & was cold, so it wasn't that warm in here.
He's sweating now even though his temp is down so far.

He's ok right now. The girls are jumping around trying to make him happy & he's grinning away - panadol I guess - but when it starts again,I'm going to get him checked.
He screams as if he's in pain & won't take the boob, or the dummy. Doesn't have red cheeks, or anything on his gums to make me think he's teething. I did try teething gel last night, but it didn't make a difference.

[aussienic]

Sweating is good IMO.. My kids will be sick with or without temps and then one night they will sweat so much they soak thier beds and BOOM they wake up good as gold the next day.. I hope this is the same for you

[~clover~]

Me too, but not yet. He was worse this morning. He had the panadol about an hour ago & is already getting wingy again.

[aussienic]

It might be time for the Drs... just my opinion of course.. But it can't hurt to go see a Dr.. He might have a sore ear.. I took DD to the Dr last week cus she had gunky eyes but she also had a red ear. She had been pulling it but not enough for me to go oh her ear must be sore..