Any medical people here? High temperature in baby

[Falafellygood]

Stripped my daughter off to give her a bath and she felt warm to the touch. Taken her temperature several times and it's been 38.5 but did go up to 38.9 on two reading. I've given her Calpol and it's coming down slightly (currently at 38.5 a few minutes ago).

Okay in herself, bouncing and interacting well. Hasn't each much today but wolfed down her tea. Not massively unusual for her to not each much some days. Drinking milk and water as normal. Not overdressed either.

Did try NHS 111 for advice but they are extremely busy at the moment. She's 10 months old. Any advice on what to do?

I'm not medical, but found this advice from the NHS which looks sensible www.nhs.uk/conditions/fever-in-children/

The few times my dd has had a temp like that she’s had some sort of infection (tonsillitis’s x1, ear infection x2) Keep up the Calpol and alternate 2 hourly with Nurofen and if temp still not coming down then persevere with speaking to 111. I imagine they’ll send you to a out of hours clinic to see a doctor. We ended up having to do this on Christmas Day when DD had tonsillitis. Don’t worry too much about the lack of appetite but keep offering milk/water to keep her fluid intake up.

(I do work for the NHS in another capacity though)

I'm not medically trained (but not can you trust anyone on here who says they are). Personally, I'd leave it be as long as she's fine in herself. A slight fever is a normal reaction to a minor infection- keep an eye on it, but I wouldn't be overly concerned personally (and I am a worrier!), especially if it's going down in response to Calpol. I'd keep feeling her soft spot to check that it's not hard or bulging and check on her frequently throughout the night. I'd keep her in a nappy or light clothing. Don't try to cool her off by applying cold water. Make sure she continues to drink, either water or breastmilk, and keep giving her her regular feeds. How long ago did you give the Calpol?

Link posted by PP has all the advice, go to that. It also says:

do not undress your child or sponge them down to cool them – fever is a natural and healthy response to infection

Also,

do not combine ibuprofen and paracetamol, unless a GP tells you to

From the NHS link posted above.

Thanks everyone. Been putting my eldest to bed.

She had a high temp a few months ago but wasn't herself with it. Had to go to OOH and they said it was probably a viral infection. This temp was higher but she's also been her usual self (i.e. having a tantrum because I wouldn't give her my phone )

Haven't put a vest on her tonight and will keep checking. Given Calpol, no ibruprofen here anyway. She's asleep now but temp was going down so I'll take it again in a bit. She is teething but otherwise okay. It was just fright to be so high, especially with the current circumstances.

It could be due to teething?

If she's ok in herself and drinking and it's going down with calpol I wouldn't be too worried. If any of those things change seek help!

I checked on her just now and she feels much better. I'll keep checking on her. Yes, she's okay, not eaten much today but not too out of the ordinary but milk and water intake is normal. I just had a bit of a fright and wasn't sure what to do about ringing NHS because of CV

Don't let Covid stop you calling 111 if you need to. There are safe plans in place to review patients without exposing them. It sounds like she's ok but if anything changes just behave as you normally would and seek help.

Thank you
Her temperature spiked again and she was sick so I ended up ringing 111. Dr rung me back and said it doesn't sound massively alarming. I'm welcome to take her down or give her more Calpol and see how she is. Because of her temperature, she'd be seen as a possible Covid 19 patient apparently, so scary to think about. She's gone back to sleep next to me after more Calpol, I'll see how she is throughout the night. Poor thing.

Hope the rest of the night was better @Falafellygood and hope she’s okay this morning