Any experience of this? Otherwise healthy 17mo gets a low temperature in the night when he is a little bit unwell (e.g. has a cold), wakes up screaming but not shivering, temp is always below 35.3 when this happens (Braun ear thermometer), got to 34.7 last night (5th time this has happened in the last couple of months), then I have to sit up with him at night and put him in a jumper, + fleece, + woolly hat on, + his winter sleeping bag, + a thick blanket etc. (he looks a bit ridiculous) until he warms up - usually after around an hour, although once it took 6 hours (we were up from 11pm to 5am and he was wide awake the entire time!). His room is warm (20 deg) and his normal body temperature is normal too, around 36.7ish. Been to A&E once and the GP once, who just looked a bit bewildered = not very reassuring. Any ideas? I don't think it's a sign of a serious illness because otherwise he's fine, but I would like to stop it happening each time he gets sick, or at least stop worrying that on one occasion he is going to get colder and colder and then go into shock or something.... Any advice or similar experiences appreciated! Thank you
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