It hit 40.4 Went from 39.2 when I posted to 40.4 in 10 minutes. Her eyes glassed over and she started shaking and falling asleep so we rushed to the GP (closer to us than the hspital and were open until 5pm today), and got straight in, we stayed there for about 90 minutes in the nurses section as the dr and receptionist helped us get it down (and calm us down LOL!). The dr, who is a pead. refused to let us go until it went down to 38 in case she can a convulsion. Which it did after 90 minutes. Her right ear was extremely inflamed and lots of pus, but she hadn't complained of any pain so I had no idea Coupled with a UTI that we suspected she had. And her throat also seems raw and red, well she didn't get a good look but thats what she said. So we've got some antibiotics now.
We got home and it went back up again, but we got it down with a cool bath. She's gone lethargic again, but the dr told us not to worry too much.
We do usually try to let it go but the heat today just made it really hard, it really knocked her around. We've actually been able to get it down without medications now which is great It was just totally unresponsive before. Maybe because it's a pretty bad infection (er, infections )?
I'm glad that you were able to get into the GP so fast Indadhanu and got everything sorted. A double infection would explain why the panadol etc. didn't work for long, poor little thing had a lot to deal with. I hope she's feeling better soon. The antibiotics should kick in soon.
She'd most probably be feeling most of the heat at the nape of her neck, so if you put a wet flannel there it will help bring it down, just make sure it's not too quick, because that can set off febrile convulsions.
She's very sad now, sleeping restlessly on the mattress on the floor in the lounge room, waking up crying and yelling "ouch" or that she's "too hot". I think she's feeling really stiff, when she tried to move she cried. But nothing else - so that on it's own isn't a worrying is it? Not with a constant fever?
Went from 39.2 when I posted to 40.4 in 10 minutes. Her eyes glassed over and she started shaking and falling asleep so we rushed to the GP (closer to us than the hspital and were open until 5pm today), and got straight in, we stayed there for about 90 minutes in the nurses section as the dr and receptionist helped us get it down (and calm us down LOL!). The dr, who is a pead. refused to let us go until it went down to 38 in case she can a convulsion. Which it did after 90 minutes. Her right ear was extremely inflamed and lots of pus, but she hadn't complained of any pain so I had no idea
It was just totally unresponsive before. Maybe because it's a pretty bad infection (er, infections
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hate feeling so useless! Wish I was still breastfeeding!
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