Ds temperature of 38.4- nursery or no?

[Newhouseyeah]

Otherwise seems fine. Eating, drinking and happy

He'll just get sent home again (after infecting the other children).

If it were really difficult to keep him home I'd consider taking him, letting them know he had temperature when he got up but still seems ok, and at work one of you prioritise tying up essentials and making arrangements to leave mid morning to pick him up and take him back home.

No no no ! 38 is classed as a fever and he may well be infectious with something

If you had a fever would you go to work?

So why would you send a child to nursery?

There's the risk of it being something infectious and spreading - there may be children in his nursery or other children's families who have a not great immune system ie having cancer treatment/ type 1 diabetics / heart conditions etc

But bar being selfish to others at the nursery it's selfish to your son who obviously isn't well (even if not showing the signs through behaviour yet) and should be home in his own environment with a family member.

No.
That is a significant temperature. Your baby is fighting an infection of some type and is unwell.
I'm a childminder and I would call a parent to collect the child with a temperature that high.
I'd also be very cross that you knowingly bought a sick child to a childcare setting risking myself and the other children becoming unwell as well.

Are you serious? Your child is ill!

Yes I would and have, calpol and just let them know. My nursery have always been fine with it (as long as no other symptoms obviously, I’m bad but not that bad )

We've kept him at home. No need for some of the hysterical posts calling me selfish I've posted for advice, got it and followed it. Chill!

My DS frequently gets a temperature of 38 when he's teething (no other symptoms other than obvious teething ones like dribbling and chewing his fingers). Our childminder is happy to have him like that. We can both tell when he's actually ill.

Hmm that's interesting, he's got some molars coming through this week.

I can never believe the amount of comments like "I'd dose him up and shove him out the door" and "I know it's a PITA", on threads like this. It's like children are an inconvenience to some people.

I'm glad you decided to keep him off OP. He's possibly contagious and likely to show more symptoms as the day goes on. Hope he feels better soon x

Thanks @xJessica is hard to know when you haven't been here before. He's got the temp but no other symptoms and seems full of beans- previous illnesses have involved projectile vom or obvious chest infections so been a complete no brained! I'd never knowingly send him in 'ill' but he doesn't seem ill, apart from being hot! I suspect you're right though and he may deteriorate during the day.

The NHS doesn’t agree

I can't believe that information is right, DS always has an upset tummy when he's teething!

No. If he was at school we would send him home so I imagine nursery would definetely!

I’m a childminder and would accept an otherwise well child with calpol to bring down temp. Obv parent should be on call to collect if they get actually poorly but some children have temps for no reason at all. Mind a nursery can sometimes be a bit more full on and may be less able to provide adequate rest when needed so it’s worth thinking about that too and talk to them to see what they think.

@Newhouseyeah I’ve had many many children that have had those kinds of symptoms when teething. It may not be a recognised fact but if you know what’s normal for a particular child once you get to know them it’s all ok.

Yes our nursery are generally very good at recognising symptoms that are not illness related (DS also has allergies and can have a dicky tummy for weeks after and exposure ). They take a sensible view thankfully, otherwise I'd be out of a job!

When I worked in a nursery, it is incredibly obvious when a child has had calpol. So please don’t do that! We would have sent a child home if they were .5 degrees higher than the highest range, so 37.7. 38+ is a fever

Just being curious but how is it obvious ? (My children are teens and adults btw.)

I'd tell them if I'd given him calpol anyway, as they give it if they feel it's needed, with my permission! So I wouldn't want him being over-dosed

“I can't believe that information is right, DS always has an upset tummy when he's teething!”

Correlation is not causation.

I wouldn't have with DS but he never got temperatures unless he was ill. He did however have toddlers diohrrhea for about a year between 1 and 2 years old do regularly went to childcare when he had that. Also he often vomitted Inthe morning if he had a cold, always just once. I knew if it was that or something else so did often send him to school if that happened. Children are all different in general I kept DS off if he had a temp (always), if he vomitted (and I knew it wasn't just the effect of overnight nasal drip from a cold ) or if he had diohrrhea (except as a toddler)

The NHS isn't always the most on the ball. They've only just said that pregnant women can eat British lions eggs runny, but for anyone who's actually looked at the figures and research, this has been common knowledge for over 10 years!

My DS has been checked by doctors several times with high temperature when teething, and they've found no obvious signs of infection in ears, throat, etc. That's not to say you can't rule out a hidden infection, but I know my son and I can tell when he's sick. Other mums I know (and I might, add very well educated mums, who totally understand the difference between correlation and causation) also have observed teething temperatures in their toddlers.

Agree @arialanna. It is generally accepted amongst the mum's I know that teething can cause a dodgy tum, these are educated, intelligent women. My degree is in economics with a focus on statistics so I'm pretty sure I understand the concept that correlation is not causation, however lack of a proven link does not mean that one does not exist! DS hasn't had a teething temperature in the past though, so he is off today and we'll keep an eye. Hopefully he'll be 'better' soon!

It might very well be that you ‘know’ what’s causing the high temp, that doesn’t mean childcare settings should accept them. Many parents lie, I’ve caught all sorts from mindees and it’s just not fair. The kid who’s puked and the parents ‘know’ it’s because he ate too many sweets, I was ill and so was my daughter. Etc etc.

We have to have strict rules in place because ultimately, people take the piss.