Could this have been a fit?

[craziedaisy]

Recently my 6 month old daughter had a high tempeature and seemed very poorly. I sat up with her all night and gave her calpol to try and lower the fever. At 6 in the morning she was sleeping peacefully and seemed cooler so i popped a sheet over her as she was only in a vest. I then noticed she seemed to be shivering and looked very pale. A panicked but she didn't seem too hot but gave her more calpol. I called our GP and they examined her and said just to keep an eye on her. Later in the day she improved.

I now wonder whether she was having a convulsion. How would i know?I am now fearing her being poorly again.

My son does the same when his temperature is high, cool her down as fast as possible, strip her down to her nappy and get a fan on her asap. I was told with Jack that when his temp gets that high his body can't control the temp which is why he shivers. Get the calpol with Iburopen. I was told it was not convulsion but if I don't get his temp down quickly could result in a fit, hope this helps.

This happens all the time when Jack has a high temp.

Agree with previous poster. Also, it is good to cool down by removing clothes (although no longer sponging - it is now considered not the best thing to do). But when temperature goes down do make sure she doesn't undercool, so it is good you covered her with a sheet. Also, second the idea to get Calprofen as well. You can give Calpol every 6 hours and Calprofen every 8 hours to control temperature (check packets for your daughters age though), so you can make a timetable and space the medication to have best possible fever control.

It sounds like shivering as she had cooled down significantly compared to the earlier fever. Agree with dikker in keeping the fever under control, its horrible for mums and toddlers.

Shivering is the body's way of warming itself up. The fever is the body's way of fighting illness and it tries to raise its temperature to help fight and prevent the spread of the disease through the body. It is a good thing and should not be suppressed unless it is causing discomfort. Febrile Convulsions are caused when the temperature rises quickly not by the height of the temperature. Usually the convulsion has happened before you've even noticed your child is sick! Recent research has shown that administering paracetemol/ibuprofen will not reduce the chance of a convulsion happening or recurring.