My DD is 15 months old and has been running a temperature since last night. Around 10pm I heard her coughing and went to check and she had vomited everywhere. Took her temp, it was around 39 degrees - gave panadol and kept her up for 20 minutes and put her back to bed. Around 2:30am she woke again with a temp of around 38.5, we gave more panadol and she went down again until 6am this morning. She is typically an all night sleeper so this wasn't unusual. Today she has had 3 sleeps of 45 minutes which is unusual. She's been doing 1 1.5 - 2.5 hour sleep in the middle of the day for a couple of months now. She was fine otherwise, a mildish temp of high 37's but happy and drinking her milk/eating as per normal. We've just heard her coughing again and I've gone in to check and she's vomited again. Her temp is now 40 degrees. I've taken it about 6 times to check. I've given panadol. I think the vomiting is solely as a result of the high temp but can't be 100% sure. I've offered water and she drank quite a few sips. No vomiting since. I've stripped her off to a nappy and singlet and she's lying on Daddy resting. This is uber unusual, she's one of those kids who is tired and wants to be in bed NOW, no cuddles.
Should I be doing anything else and since the temp has been around for more than 24 hours should I be taking her to the doctor tomorrow?
Sounds like P (although he hasn't vomited)
Keep an eye on her temp and continue with panadol and or nurofen, and continue to offer fluids
If she still has high temps in the morning sere if you can get to a dr, there are a few infections going around, but otherwise they can't do much more... Hugs hun xx
She was asleep so we've just put her back to bed, her temp was 39 degrees.......so it has come down since the panadol. I am probably in a panic as I'm due with no 2 in a few days.
Get her checked out cos chest infections can cause nause and vomiting and since. She was coughing could be the cause. Poor little thing hopefully she is feeling better soon. Don't over do the panadol try to only give when her temp is 39.
I rang the gp this morning as they are supposed to bs open on Sunday's but they gave us another number to ring and a gp came to our house! She thinks dd might be getting a chest infection so gave us some antibiotics and told us to alternate between panadol and nurofen if the temp is over 38 which it has been since Friday night. So we are off to get the script filled. Dd is very very tired and just wants to sit and do nothing. Not play, not talk just sit on dh lap and look at him. It's so horrible but she's never been like this before so he is enjoying the cuddles whilst I look on with jealousy. She doesn't want me for anything except water and butter toast.
Take the time to rest up yourself! Tomorrow, it might be a mummy day.
My LO is just getting over a similar thing, yesterday she came up with a rash all over her tummy and face so we headed back to drs. He said that it is common in littlies after a big fever (she had high temps from Mon night to Fri) to get a rash, but it alsom means they are on the mend. She has had a good breaky this morning, but is still cranky and wants lots o cuddles.
Oh hun That's awful, Poor X! I know how hard it is when they want daddy and not you- especially when they are sick....But she probably can't fit on your lap properly atm.....I hope she feels better soon! xxxxxxxxxxx
Oh poor X, and poor you too
You are doing all the right things... panadol/nurofen/panadol, water, no clothes... these things don't usually last more than a couple of days so I hope it is tailing off now.
Gosh must be the last thing you need right now, massive hugs xx
Thanks everyone. I feel SO much better after seeing the gp. Dd is in bed sleeping again right now so I'll take your advice and rest I've been doing jobs all morning while dh has cuddled her to try and distract myself from her pain but you're right-it's rest time
My DD had similar sypmtons last year and had pnemonia. When I googled (as I felt so bad for not realising she was sick), it is common symptons for a chest infection..
Hope the ab's kick in soon and she gets better before number 2 comes along..
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to you and your DD xxx
That's awful, Poor X! I know how hard it is when they want daddy and not you- especially when they are sick....But she probably can't fit on your lap properly atm.....I hope she feels better soon! xxxxxxxxxxx
I've been doing jobs all morning while dh has cuddled her to try and distract myself from her pain but you're right-it's rest time
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