DS1 (5) has always seemed to have problems regulating his temperature at night - he wraps himself right up in his duvet and overheats, or flings it right off and gets cold. Just now, and on a few other occasions lately, he's woken up completely disorientated and shivering, teeth chattering, his hair wet with sweat but no actual fever. When it happened just now we gave him calpol and a drink and got him back into bed. He'd lie down and seem ok and then suddenly start up, shouting - this happened quite a few times before he eventually settled down again.
The first time this happened was when he had chicken pox but he's done it a few times since. Lately, he's also taken to sleeping with a huge number of cuddly toys in the bed and they seem to be overheating him.
Does this sound like anything to worry about? Is calpol a good idea if he doesn't actually have a temperature? Apart from banning the excess bears, is there anything we can do to prevent it?
Thanks for any suggestions!