Hey. Bub had a temp the other week for two days (the second day and night she seemed okay, just thought I would take it to see how she was going, and it was way more than the day before), and she didn't drink much or put out very wet nappies for that time. I rang the Nurse On Call service (1300 60 60 24), and they are VERY helpful, recommending I take her to the emergency room if she didn't drink "a substantial amount" over the next x time. I took her in, even though she had drunk a fair bit. We spent all night there, to find out she had an ear infection, and the temp was her body's way of fighting it off, fair enough. And that they no longer give antibiotics for ear inf. Fair enough again. Just panadol. It was funny in the RCH, there were three or four other children there all with fevers, and they were all miserable and curled up with their mums. Mine, was running around talking and trying to play with everyone. Didn't look sick at all!
Anyway, my point is to ring the Nurse on Call, especially if you're not sure/ can't see a dr/ late at night, etc.
How is your little man doing? Has he still got a temp?
I'm always a little on the cautious side with temp... even minor cos Oskar is really prone to throat infections (has one now) and his temp this time has been average 36.5 when he's normally 35.7. So I tend to err on the side of caution only because he doesn't usually show any other signs!!
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