Screaming for 4 hours at night - is this teething?

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We had a hellish night on Saturday with ds screaming non-stop from 12:30 until 04:30 and then a couple of times an hour until 07:00. Poor thing was so tired he even passed out, but kept screaming intermittently without waking fully!! He's been okay since and is fine during the day. He has a temperature of 100?, but had the same sort of temperature when his first pair of teeth came through. I think his second pair of teeth (front at top) are on their way so I am not sure whether this is just teething or whether I should be worried. Any thoughts?

how old?

are you giving calpol/nurofen? if not I definitely would.

Possibly teeth.It isnt an ear infection is it?dd has had 2 and been inconsolable esp at night even with calpol + nurofen.She kept headshaking and rubbing ear but does this when tired too.If you are worried contact nhs direct or gp.hth.

With a high temperature and screaming I would definitely go to the GP.

DS is 7 months - gave him two half tsps of calpol at 1 hours intervals and it didn't help at all. Finally gave him a full tsp at 04:30, but I think he calmed down more through exhaustion than pain relief...

Interesting that calpol had no effect on an ear infection - I think that might be it. Anyway, sounds like its not normal teething behaviour so will take him to docs if it happens again. Thanks!

go and buy baby nurofen, it is much better for poorly ears

I would go and see the doctor. I have also found baby ibuprofen much more effective than calpol at bringing temperature down when ds had a throat infection.