I've had a horrid lurgy the last few days with a hacking cough and temperature. The day before yesterday my 4 month old baby caught it - on off temp, cough and generally unhappy. Last night was appalling- I would settle him in my arms and then he would wake 20 minutes later screaming in apparent pain. I've not slept at all. Refused to feed (he's EBF and usually doesn't stop eating) and would have to bounce back to sleep, but always awake again screaming within 20 minutes. He hasn't had a temperature since yesterday morning and I gave him both calpol and nurofen in the night but neither seemed to help. It's like something is hurting him but I don't know what it is. He's had a couple of small feeds but nothing as much as usual. He is still having wet nappies. No rash that I can see.
Do I need the GP? Conscious of how busy they are this time of year (and of how full of other germs that waiting room is likely to be...)