Low temp

[mummynumnum]

Ds has a cold and checked his temp couple of times now and us 35.2. Does that seem v low?

Check the thermometer on you to check it's reading accurately. Low temps = infection.

Yep done that and mine is 36.8 so that's why worried. He is asleep and snoring away. Feels cool but not icy cold.

I know this is an old thread but wanted to post here in case it helps others in this same scary situation.
My son had his 6 month shots and had a fever (101.5), so I gave him Tylenol at the recommended dose before putting him to bed that night (acetaminophen 2.5 ml). Several hours later he was cool to the touch and I took his temperature again, both with a digital thermometer and rectal. He was at 94 degrees F (34.4 C)
This was terrifying, as technically it is in the hypothermic range. I checked the temp again to verify, then immediately stripped us both down, put a wool hat on him, then put him on my chest and wrapped us in blankets in order to bring up his body temperature. It took 3 hours of this insulated skin-to-skin to get him back to 98 degrees. I spoke with my doctor on call during this time to consult and they said as long as he was not exhibiting other symptoms (blue skin, shaking, disorientation, etc), this was the right thing to do. If he did have other hypothermic symptoms beyond the low temp, we would have taken him to the ER.
The next morning he was acting normal again and his temp was at 99.5. We took him to the doctor and spoke at length about how this could have happened. I had done extensive research online and could not find any articles about vaccination causing low body temperature (as immunological responses typically raise body temp). The doctor looked into it further and we finally found an explanation:

---acetaminophen has an antipyretic action (lowers temp) and sometimes this can go too far in infants, bringing it to the hypothermic range. There are several European studies about this effect that you may find useful and reassuring, as I did!

Transient major hypothermia associated with acetaminophen: A pediatric case report and literature review: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31331796/

Hypothermia: an unusual side effect of paracetamol
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2652877/