DD had a temp of 38.1 this morning when she woke. She had her immunisations yesterday and was fine. Today a bit grizzly. I gave her some nurofen and put some cold washers on her face and head and within an hour her temp went back down to 37.5.
I know that they say to watch out for fevers and stuff after the needles but I hate seeing her so grizzly and out of sorts.
Normal temperature. It is normal for a baby (or child or adult) to have a body temperature of about 36 to 37o Celsius (or about 96.8 to 98.6o Fahrenheit). Lower than 36o Celsius (or 96.8o Fahrenheit) means that your baby needs to be 'warmed up'.
Low-grade temperature. A baby is said to have a 'low grade' temperature if it is between 37 to 37.5o Celsius (or 98.6 to 99.5o Fahrenheit). This is not regarded as a fever, but may be caused by your baby being overheated, overdressed, having too many (or heavy) bedclothes on, being over-wrapped, or being in a hot car, particularly in warm weather.
If your baby has a low-grade temperature (and there are no other physical signs of a cold or an infection), then it is likely that they will respond to having some clothes or bedding taken off. Unwrap them, and/or take off any heavy or thick clothing, only place a sheet or light cover over them when sleeping. If their temperature comes down, then nothing else required
Normal temperature. It is normal for a baby (or child or adult) to have a body temperature of about 36 to 37o Celsius (or about 96.8 to 98.6o Fahrenheit). Lower than 36o Celsius (or 96.8o Fahrenheit) means that your baby needs to be 'warmed up'.
Low-grade temperature. A baby is said to have a 'low grade' temperature if it is between 37 to 37.5o Celsius (or 98.6 to 99.5o Fahrenheit). This is not regarded as a fever, but may be caused by your baby being overheated, overdressed, having too many (or heavy) bedclothes on, being over-wrapped, or being in a hot car, particularly in warm weather.
If your baby has a low-grade temperature (and there are no other physical signs of a cold or an infection), then it is likely that they will respond to having some clothes or bedding taken off. Unwrap them, and/or take off any heavy or thick clothing, only place a sheet or light cover over them when sleeping. If their temperature comes down, then nothing else required
I would say just keep an eye on her, poor little bub. Oh and lots of cuddles but im sure your doing that anyways. Like others said its common (but still scary).
My bub woke up in the middle of the night with a temp after her last needles lol I was a bit stressed as it was the 1st time I had to deal with something like that. I just gave her some baby panadol, have her a feed and when i took her temp half hour later was already going down.
Basically what they said. It is more how she is with the fever. She could have a relatively low grade fever, but not be eating, responding and all floppy in which case you would go to a GP. They could also have a high grade temp but be their normal active self so it would be a case of watch and see. Lots of fluids and cuddles poor mite. xoxox FWIW mine just had a temp of over 40 a few weeks ago, even with panadol and it was viral and nothing we could do but wait it out.
Good to hear she's picked up a bit! My DS always has a reaction to his needles, generally it's mild to moderate temp for about 3 or 4 days after. I know it's a bit scary, but it is a good sign that their immune system is kicking into action and fighting off the bug from the immunisations, basically doing exactly what it's meant to.
I generally only give panadol if it gets over 38.5, or if he's a bit grumpy and out of sorts. Otherwise I let his body do it's thing. HTH
We don't usually give anything until it hits 39. I've found they usually get up to 38.8 and it stays pretty stable. We constantly check their temps and keep them comfortable. This last illness the kids had recently they were absolutely wiped and miserable so we did give them some relief a couple of times. I like what Dr Sears says 'treat the child, not the fever'.
ETA: I just realised I replied on my phone, and so I couldn't see your sig to see how old your DD is. Dr Sears site has a good run down on fevers and when to be concerned. And he also talks about the age of the child. http://askdrsears.com/html/8/T082100.asp HTH
Last edited by Liz; October 8th, 2010 at 11:32 AM.
My gp has told me they now don't recommend treating fevers unless they are above 39. My mchn told me anything over 37.5, going with my gp though, my mchn has strange ideas and seems out if date.
Reply With Quotejust keep an eye on her
What would you consider high temp?
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