Temp not coming down with calpol

[janeylacey]

9 week old: had jabs today and has now had three doses of calpol (last one at 8:15pm) but temperature is 38.5 and not coming down.

111 referred to OOH who said to monitor and take him to A&E if it got to 40.

He also said to continue administering calpol every 4 hours rather than limiting to 3 doses.

I'm worried as calpol isn't bringing temp down. What should I do?

Sorry no AIBU: posting for traffic as quite concerned for DS.

That's good feeding is fine, skin to skin might encourage more feeding as well as regulating temp and providing comfort.

Won't be using cold flannels etc.

Babies of this age can have ibuprofen, but only after medical advice, so definitely don't give that.

XP. It does cause quite a high temp, and 38.5 isn’t that high so please do try not to worry. Some babies just don’t respond that much to calpol - as long as your baby is taking on fluids and the temp is under 40 you just need to wait this one out.

PS my DS had a needs A&E bad reaction to the jabs so I know it’s alarming but it really is a question of watch and wait.

Had heard that akin to skin would regulate temp but was a bit worried to try as he is so bloomin warm!

I will do that now. Poor little mite: he's whimpering too now.

I know it’s worrying but 38.5 isn’t that high, and you know it’s likely the jabs that have caused it rather than anything else.

If you aren’t happy though at any point of his temperature increases then take him to be checked

I would be wary of temperatures in babies this young. Just because he has had a jab doesn’t mean it it impossible to get a fever for another reason. Although it’s likely due to jabs, I’d keep a close eye. Anything worrying then straight to a and e with a baby this young.

Hang in there OP.
Do you have a fan? Can you arrange that in low speed near the cot? I was advised that instead of wet (not cold) flannel.
As soon as you get to 3 months, nurofen all the way for a fever. We always try calpol first tho so we have the ibuprofen in the back pocket.
My second son it took much longer for the calpol to kick in.

At this age my son had a febrile convulsion, he had 3 before 2nd bday, if your baby does just check airways and personally I'd call 999 if it lasted more than a few seconds. Sorry don't mean to frighten you but best stay vigilant with one so tiny. If it's any consolation they do grow out of them! (fevers)

Fgs do NOT put a cool flannel on, do not give a tepid bath. Do NOT give nurofen to such a young baby without being advises by a professional.

If you are concerned call 111 again you dont know if any of us are truly qualified to be giving advice. Theres people not even read the opening post properly. Only use a light sheet or blanket if necessary. Keep the baby in nappy vest and socks, keep offering fluids.

What happens after the jags is your immune system reacts to the antigens in the vaccine and raises your bodies temperature to the optimum level for the immune system to produce antibodies. Just follow 111 advice and contact them again if worried.

Poor little mite. It's so awful when they're that little and unwell.

Hello this happened to my dd after her second set of jabs last year and we were told that due to her being heavy she had to have the full 5ml of Calpol rather than 2.5ml, she was fine the next set, I hope your baby is OK!

Edit, it was the first jabs not second

oday 21:16 Aeroflotgirl

Try cooling him down with cold flannels. Take his his temperature now, if you are concerned A&E asap!!!

yes this, I’d use tepid water rather than too cold, Keep sponging all over body and head, more effective than Calpol anyway. Trust your gut and go to casualty if no improvement after an hour of sponging down. Hope all okay

That's interesting @bobstersmum - he's 14lb. How big was your daughter?

Sponging down is not advised so i wouldn't do that

Terribly warm house. 22.3 degrees in our bedroom so think we'll have to sleep with the windows open.

Such bad advice.

A&E ? Why?

Cooling down with water? Absolutely not.

Ibuprofen? Not for a 9 week old without medical advice.

OP, just keep an eye on lo, they won't need thick pyjamas or a vest underneath, they won't need lots of blankets. Turn the heating down a bit in the bedroom if it's warm in there. 38.5 is slightly raised but it's no cause for huge concern. If it rises further then call back 111.

My DS was bigger too and I asked doctors the same thing and was told absolutely not to give more calpol. Please DON’T give a bigger dose of calpol - paracetamol is not administered by weight in very young babies but by kidney maturity - a baby under 6 months mustn’t have a higher dose as their kidneys aren’t developed enough to deal with it.

OP I hope you've come here for a hand-hold and not actual advice!

If YOU are worried after speaking to 111 and observing him, and you still want to go to A&E, you go right ahead.

Lots of people have given contradictory advice, so I just want to let you know that this is the science behind not giving more paracetamol by weight alone: “Drug clearance in children is influenced by many factors including size, bodyweight, organ weight and function and maturation. There is a non-linear relationship between weight and drug elimination.”

www.mhra.gov.uk/home/groups/s-par/documents/websiteresources/con134921.pdf

A&E if she don't lower tge temperature, can't it be serious in babies. Better be on the safe side, trust your instinct.

Can I just add, stripping clothes off and cold flannels can actually raise the temperature. It’s best to cool down slowly, so take one layer off, open a window etc. Cooling suddenly makes the body thinks it’s cold, therefore it tries to warm up, raising the temperature further.
With a baby I’d go with your gut and go to a&e if worried or temp goes up.

Are his hands and feet as warm as the rest of his body? If they are cold I would get him checked. I don't wish to alarm, but my DD was very poorly as a baby and that was the main symptom that was taken seriously by the doctor. Hope he feels better soon!

Meant can't be. I heard tgat sometimes, 111 are not always reliable, they are not trained experts. I heard of a a couple of cases whereby a 111 operator told not to rake a child to hospital, parents went against advice and did, it was a good thing they did as it was very serious.