High temperature when teething?

[Pennies]

DD (13 months) has been running a temperature on and off since Friday night. It's generally been from the low 38's up to mid 39's but last night she reached 40 degrees. It's been lower again today (tho not quite back to normal.

The thing is I can't put it down to anything other than teething. Wee is fine, fontanelle fine etc. She's very sleepy and clingy and not up for food tho and also dribbling, chewing on her hands, biting clothes / toys and pulling her ears a bit.

Can teething create such a high temperature though? What other options could it be (ear infection? UTI?)

[jessicaandbumpsmummy]

Teething CAN cause the temp.... we had it a few weeks ago, and all we could do was let her run round in just her nappy and dose her up with calpol every 4 hours.... she seemed fine once calpol taking effect bar the not eating/dribbling/clingy bit! Jess is 14.5 months.

[Nbg]

It could be teething but could also be something else.
Is there any signs of teeth coming through?

[CreepyJess]

Medical bods seem to have decided in recent years that there is no medical reason for babies to run temperatures whilst teething... but most mums know that nevertheless many babies DO run them!

All you can do it treat with Calpol (or herbal teething granuals if preferred) and keep an eye on here just in case the fever is related to anything else.

CJ x

[Pennies]

Possibly some inscisors on the lower deck (she's already got her top and bottom two teeth). Trouble is each time you go for a look or a feel to see what's going on she clamps her mouth tight shut. She's OK when not wingey / clingey etc, but wingey and clingey is happening about 80% of the time.

[HappyMumof2]

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[Nbg]

You could probably use Ibuprofen as wel as Calpol. Just don't give it together. Give her the calpol first and then the Ibuprofen an hour later.
I found that was a good way of shifting high temps.

If your worried call the NHS direct. They're pretty good.

[Yorkiegirl]

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