Baby temp of 39.5 and has been all day?

[Snowtimex7]

Hi;
My daughter is nearly turned 1 and seems to have come down with the cold (that my patterned just had) and now I have but she has a temperature (we didn’t.) we both have negative Covid tests so just a cold.

At four this morning she woke up crying with a temp of 39.6. She’s been crying all morning (unlike her) breastfed so some times she drinks but won’t drink water or eat her normal food. She’s so tired but not napping for longer than thirty minutes and just cries. She’s never like this. Been giving calpol every four hours. Temp lowest it’s been is 38.4 but now has gone back up to 39.6.

NHS website says don’t call for 3-5 days of high temp but that just doesn’t feel right?

Last time I called 111 I got questioned for child abuse after wanting advice when her hair went in her eye and wrapped around 🤦🏻‍♀️

My doctors don’t have anymore slots.

Should I call 111 or just wait it out?

Thanks not sure where to post

If you are worried definitely call 111 or your GP.

Meant to say partner not patterned. 🤦🏻‍♀️ She hasn’t had her 1 year jab yet. We’ve moved doctors and they are a bit slow getting it sorted

If you’re unsure then phone 111. You do need to get her a test and Isolate though

We haven’t been exposed to anyone with Covid and took tests to be sure anyway and all negative so it’s not that

Phone 111

Call 111, best to be safe.

@Snowtimex7

We haven’t been exposed to anyone with Covid and took tests to be sure anyway and all negative so it’s not that

They aren't 100% accurate. But either way you need advice so call 111.

Ring if your worried personally I would ring and yes ive been accused of child abuse when my son was howling for hours 111 heard it and sent me to the hospital the nurse was spitting chips at me because he wasn't crying when I got there trawled through four years of medical records to accuse me of having a social worker and being with his dad I wasn't with his dad it was a friend who took me and social services dismissed the case four years prior she dragged me put the room to interrogate me demanding to know what I was playing at the doctor was embarrassed and said well he is hear lets examine him she said are you sure mum should be allowed in the room like I was a fucking criminal I pointed out the allegations were against my ex not me she huffed at me and went to stare at my friend until he showed her his driving licence she then rang a social worker (at 2am) to see if she needed to remove my child from me then the doctors found an issue with ds and I was allowed home with antibiotics they still did an investigation triggered by the nurse but I wasn't contacted the doctor told me he did a basic welfare check to make sure I was OK and told me him and the school dismissed the nurses "concerns"

Oops excuse the rant

Call if your concerned 🤣

Strip her right down to her nappy open the windows. Keep giving calpol. If it goes to 40 take to a and e Hope she gets well soon !

Definitely call 111 that's what it's there for. When I had similiar with mine the doctors wanted to know whether the child was themselves, if not were they grumpy (which is better) or lethargic?

The best thing about 111 is if they do recommend you get seen they can sometimes book you in for the GP at A&E so avoid sitting in the waiting room.

Do call NHS 111 but please do not strip her down, that advice is outdated and can be harmful. www.nhs.uk/conditions/fever-in-children/

Yes call 111. That is a high temperature and she needs to see a doctor.

What do you mean 111 questioned you for child abuse? That sounds very unusual.

Anyway I hope you've phoned by now, I wouldn't be happy leaving a temperature that didn't fully come down with meds for that length of time.

[quote Haenow]Do call NHS 111 but please do not strip her down, that advice is outdated and can be harmful. www.nhs.uk/conditions/fever-in-children/[/quote]
Thanks for sharing that I had no idea

GPs will absolutely deal with a baby of her age with a temperature. Too late now, but for future reference.

Hope you called 111 and got it sorted and she is ok now.

As for how to deal with a temperature, be guided by what her body is trying to do. If she is shivering, warm her up. If she is hot and sweaty, cool her down. So it might be that stripping her off is right - at that time when she is hot, red and sweaty. It may then be that putting her under blankets is right ten minutes later.

This is advice that really needs to be more widely known and taught to parents

Unless your baby has had a PCR test you have no idea if she has Covid or not. Did you have PCR tests yourselves?

We haven’t been exposed to anyone with Covid they don’t have neon signs you have no idea. Also I suspected you took LF test. Legally you have to isolate and take proper tests. I hope your baby gets better soon but you must seek medical advice tonight.

Have a look at this. It gives an idea of when to seek medical advice for fevers in under 5s
www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng143/resources/support-for-education-and-learning-educational-resource-traffic-light-table-pdf-6960664333

39.6 temp needs to be taken to a doctor for a once over. Probably “just a Virus” but worth checking.

My DS got really high temps when he was a baby with ANY virus (40 was normal when he had a fever; we once got to over 41 at home. Nursery once called me utterly flapping when it spiked 42! Calpol never touched the sides- only nurofen worked).

Anyway in his case mostly it was tonsillitis, and it was fucking terrifying

But do see a doc with a little one with a temp over 39. Just worth checking for bacterial tonsillitis, ear infections etc. that may need ABs.

I was also told not strip them down, opening windows is the best thing to cool them down.

Are you able to check inside her mouth at her tonsils? Does her breath smell?
My LO had high temps, continuous crying and not sleeping and turned out to be tonsillitis. Worth a check.

111 should be able to book you in with GP and hospital.

Ringing 111 is as lottery - depends who you get. Did you know you ca give ibuprofen and paracetamol staggered through the day to keep temperature down. If you are worried about your baby go to paediatric a and e. They won't mind seeing you and they are qualified- un like 111. Hope baby feels better soon.

@CoffeeCakey

I actually only found out via MN, so thought I’d pass on the information. :)

Second the advice given by previous posters. I would head to paediatric A&E - you'll be prioritised due to age. More likely than not 111 will send you in any case, its already late so I'd just go. We've had this previously, and similar to others turned out to be tonsillitis. She ended up hitting 40 and just calpol didn't touch it. Wishing you all the best - it can be so worrying.