to call Dh off a night shift for poorly dc's?

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Ds was sick last week and vomited, no temp but has had a runny nose since.
Dd started with feeling sick and a really high temp yesterday but no other symptoms and went to school fine this morning.
Just got to bedtime and both have 39.5 and 39.7 degree temperatures and I've just checked throats and both have white spots (although dds were very hard to spot as she had her tonsils removed earlier this year )
Should I call Dh out of work and do out of hours or take them to docs first thing in morning?
I'm concerned as their temperatures are so high.

Use the NICE traffic light system linked to a few posts back - it will give you a better idea if you need to get them seen sooner.

Response of a temperature to paracetamol and/or ibuprofen is not a reliable guide to ruling in or out serious illness, though people do tend to suggest that things are ok if the temperature comes down. Far better to look at the whole picture (as per the traffic light guide) and if there is any doubt get a medical professional to see them. Parents instincts count for a lot - I say this as the parent of child who nearly died from strep infection, but thankfully 3rd time I presented her to a doctor they finally realised how seriously ill she was.

Sponging/fanning/cold baths cool the skin, which is where your thermoreceptors are. A sudden cooling of the skin notifies your brain that the body is cold and prompts it to take warming action. If a person is already feverish, this drives the temperature still higher, rather than cooling them down.

Indirect cooling (light clothing, open window, fan blowing in room but not directly on the person, etc) child's the body without triggering the heat-generating mechanisms.

Tbh I think since there is a rash now too I would be thinking out of hours. Children's conditions can escalate quite quickly. Not suggesting you panic but I think would at least get your DH home so you can go to the hospital straight away if needed.

Really hope all calms down and you end up just at home with your DCs temps having reduced.

Yeah if a rash is starting I would probably go to A&E, can you call a taxi? It's really not worth your DH coming off work just yet when it could be something minor.

Totally agree with what PP said, hope you can get hold of your DH.

Took to long typing. Meant chillycurtains. You'll want your husband with you in Out of Hours with two poorly kids.

Dh is coming home, ds' breathing is a little quicker than I'm comfortable with now and dd is definitely very pink but not sure if it's a rash or just general pinkness as she's very fair skinned but not worth the risk. I think I'll take them down to our nearest a & e as out of hours will probably just send us there anyway.

I think at this point I would def be going down OOH route too. I'm a lone parent and have had to do the taxi with both which is a hassle but if a rash is appearing I would.

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Good Luck cakes I hope both your DC soon feel better and I hope they're seen quickly.

Good luck OP, hope it's nothing.

Good luck

I echo the comments about only calling doctor if 40 and not responding to meds.
Alternate paracetamol and ibuprofen and strip them off, turn heating off.
I too have a dd who responds well to a luke warm bath when having a temperature.
Well worth a try.

Deffo right to go to A&E, my partner is a paramedic and said he would be very concerned about those temperatures as the DC are at risk of fitting. Rash is also worrying!

Hope they're ok OP, let us know when you can

My 9 month old is poorly tonight. Sent home from nursery with a temperature of 38.4. She seems ok, responsive (although fast asleep now, a bit unsettled) her cheeks are very pink and the skin is rough (?) but calpol seems to be bringing her temperature down a bit.

First time she's been properly unwell I hate it

Queen I'm a paeds nurse and wouldn't be particularly concerned about those temps. People really seem to panic unnecessarily by temps, they do a job

Agree, a temperature just means a healthy immune response to an infection. It seems a lot of panicking over tonsillitis that has just started. Evidence shows antibiotics make on average 1 days difference to how long tonsillitis lasts and you're less likely to develop enough antibodies to attack the infection next time, also if they both have it it's more likely to be viral.
I'd have done paracetamol ibuprofen and tepid baths and turn down the thermostat.

Why would ooh send to a&e? I think it's best to go to ooh first at least - rather than going straight to the a&e option.

Did once get taken through special door from ooh to a&e, but that was when da had his first asthma and his oxygen sats were very low (and precipitated a 2 night stay in paediatric ward). Rest of the time, ooh capable of dealing with the non-accident, non-emergency complaints.

Ds. Not da!

Poor dd has had all sorts of trouble from her tonsils. We've all had ours out on my side of the family but it doesn't seem to help with infections really.

Tonsils exist to catch infections and keep them away from the throat. When the tonsils aren't there a nymor

anymore the infection will go somewhere else. I had my horrendous tonsils removed at 6. Now pretty much every infection heads for my throat, chest and ears. It's what happens, unfortunately.

Hope everything is ok