At what temp would you take 1yo to gp

[yellowflowers]

Dd has cough and cold and temp. At what temp would you take 1yo to GP? And at what temp would you call out of hours rather than wait until morning?

I would call ooh at anything over 40 but is your 1yo responding to calpol or nurofen ?

She was grizzly all say but cheered up with calpol. Gave again at bedtime (7ish) and she perked up enough to eat some porridge having eaten nothing all day, then slept 8pm-11pm. Woke up hot (38) and bothered and is just settling again having had bf and ibuprofen but temp staying the same

I would just keep an eye on her ( I am not a proffesional ) their bodies work so well and a high temp is a sign of fighting an infection , even when mine have been over 40 a dr hasn't been worried , it just means everything is working the way it should be , if me or you had a temp over 40 we would be properly poorly

Thanks that's reassuring. I will keep eye in her.

When you say that do you mean I should get up middle of night to check her even if she's asleep? Am loathe to set alarm for 4am. Is that what you do?

If she is one then I am a wuss and would have her in with me and you will know , but 38 to me is a bit of a temp and not a scary thing in general . Does it go down even a bit with meds ?

Sorry just seen the temp stayed the same after meds but I would still get her in my bed , have a crap nights sleep but be happier . Until it goes over 40 for me it isn't scary enough for a dr .

38 isn't THAT high. I'd stay with her in the night (I don't / can't co-sleep) and tbh if she's the same in the morning I'd probably take her to get checked before the weekend.

If it went to 40 or high 39s and wasn't responding to calpol I'd call ooh/nhs.

Dd is 1 and has a horrendous cough and cold with a temp. Its miserable.

its not the actual temperature (which as others have said, can be over 40 and not be cause for overdue concern), its her general condition that you should watch.

If she becomes unresponsive, floppy, having breathing problems, not being able to keep ANY liquids down (real danger of dehydration), THEN you should consider calling GP etc.

Don't wake her if she is sleeping - sleep really is the best medicine

also, use your instinct - NEVER worry that you are bothering someone unnecessarily (either GP, or even emergency services), and if you feel that something really isn't right, then CALL immediately. That is what they are there for

My 1 yo DD had a temp of 40.1 last weekend and would only go down to 38 with both calpol and nurofen. However although she was obviously ill she was responding and relatively alert really/interacting/playing and so I didn't take her (but all the time worried I should have!).

The next day the temp came down and she was running around again but just a little grizzly at times.

I think with lo's because they are not fully developed it is hard for their bodies to control their temp's and so they may spike very high even though the temp is not as serious as it would perhaps be in older one's? (I'm not sure if it is to do with the hypothalumus?). I think the key thing is how they are in themselves otherwise - i.e. not struggling to breath, responsive, alert drinking etc.

Good luck xxx

Oops - x post Tante

Thank you all. We had a rough night so to doc shortly.

I hope he is feeling a bit better today yellow and you get a more relaxed night .

You may want to get a Braun thermoscan ear thermometer (with a few packs of refills, as ideally you should use a new one each time to get accurate reading). Then you can take her temperature even when she is asleep without actually waking her. Hope she is feeling better.

Temp at 40 by time we got to doc. She has antibiotics and i'm now trying to get a urine sample from a 1yo girl!

near or over 40 if it doesn't go down with paracetamol ibuprofen and stripping down. cold wet socks as cold compresses on the feet also help.

And lots of fluids. Getting an urine sample is a matter of sheer persistence in my experience. First try to make sure she drinks enough (she will also lose fluid because of the high fever), then keep without nappy on a thick towel with a sample tube at the ready. Don't quickly get up to do something because that will be when she wees. You will manage, but give yourself several hours without interruption (telephones, other things). Hopefully she starts feeling a bit better after 3-4 doses of anti-biotics.

Re urine sample, what I do is stuff nappy full of cotton wool and then squeeze the urine out of the cotton wool, nurses in hospital taught me thus trick so assume any cotton wool fluff doesn't affect the sample

Thanks. She veers from very upset and clingy and hot and sleepy to chirpy and demanding grapes and stealing squares of my chocolate.

I second the Braun thermoscan they are very accurate, gps use them, I'm a childminder so need it to be accurate, mine was £28 from amazon but chemists sell them for £40ish.

I've had to get a wee sample from DD when she was 18 months old (in hospital cot at the time) it took lots of time and patience - good luck! (I then had to get a second one!!). DD responded to calpol, ibufren and then veered to flooping in my arms and had a febrile seizure. If temperature remains high it can be a sign of a UTI as thats what DD had - temp at highest was 41.1 when we called an ambulance as she seemed so unwell. If its a urine infection she'll need antibiotics.

Tesco have the braun thermoscans in just now reduced to about 25 quid I think.

Dd has kidney condition so we are very aware of uti risk but spoke to urologist at great ormond St today and she was happy not to bring dd in as long a she responds to antibiotics by tomorrow. She's singing and reading books with daddy right now so def seems on mend.