How quicky can a 3 year olds high temperature go back to normal? any nurses etc around?

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Hello all,

Hoping maybe someone can help.

A few times now my childs nursery has called and ask me to pick up DD saying she has a temperature over 38 and when I get there shes totally fine not hot or anything and I check her temeperature right away and its normal. The last time they said when I got there "her temperature is actually fine now but here she is Bye bye" and they close the door and usher us out quickly.

I am wondering if she really did have a temeperature over 38 and was ill could it really go back down to normal that fast? how fast it go from over 38 to normal? ie 30 mins, 1 hr, 2 hours?

I suspect the nursery are not being honest and misleading me, causing me massive inconvience and losing money. Not sure what I should do.

I am totally happy to collect her if she really does have a temperature but this is far from the case.

Do they give medication - that does bring it down and time can vary

But does it ever go back up or show any symptoms? Does she say whether they checked it or what caused them to check it

Teething can cause temp spikes.

No they dont use calop etc and no it doesnt go back up or ever any symptoms either. They just said they checked it and say its 38.1 or whatever, so I presume with a thermometre.
DD is 3 so no teething now

have you asked your DD the circumstances - does she complain about not feeling well etc

I would take a new ear thermometer in and ask them to use that. It could be that they're using a faulty thermometer or a forehead strip one.

Also ask them to take a photo next time (you can say its to make sure you know the exact temperature/for you to show gp if you don't want to outright say you don't believe them)

This afternoon my 2.5 year old had a temperature that topped 41.4. When we finally got calpol in to her within half an hour it was down to 38.5 and now several hours later it's still up a bit but nowhere near the 40s.

Am not a nurse, but as a parent, even without calpol, I'd say 1/2 hour no problem to go from raging to nothing (or nothing to raging fever).

Why are they checking the temperature of a child with no symptoms? Maybe she'd been running about outside and got a bit overheated in this weather, but in that case you would expect the nursery to sit her down for a rest somewhere cool and give plenty of water. It does sound like they are not being completely honest with you.

Thanks for the helpful replies.

Can her running around in the nursery garden cause her temperature to go up? or can only a fever do that? it was yesterday the last time it happened and we all know how hot the weather was yesterday.

The reason they checked her temperature is because she was apparently very warm when they by were reading her a story and touched her neck by chance. Nothing to do with how she was acting.

I will take a Thermometer with me next time they call me to pick her up and when I am there I will check her temperature and see how she is and if shes acting fine and no temperature I will just say "ok I will leave her as shes clearly fine" if they refuse to let her stay then guess nothing I can do about that.

Good idea about the asking them to take a photo of the Thermometer but I wouldnt put it past them to "manipulate the reading".

We had this for a 2 week period durin winter when DD was about 1 and a half.

She runs hot, really feels the h eat and nursery is always kept hot. We figu ed out it was after lots of running around and from wearing too many clothes so started dressing her in very light clothing and sending her a bag with layers for outside. No more problems after that.

She’s probably just too hot because of the weather
Nursery aren’t being manipulative - just stating the fact she’s hot and following policy /the correct procedure.
What is the room temp she is in or what is it outside?
Next time they phone you just ask if they can try giving her s cold drink in a cold room and letting her sit calmly for 15 mins and then recheck it and if still high you will come- that’s in the absence of any other sick symptoms that is

You don’t sound like you have a great relationship with your nursery - you need to work on that

Re the teething, molars often come in between ages 2.5 - 3 or so and cause nighttime and day time trouble which parents don't automatically attribute to teething.

Next time they ring, just ask them to take her temp again in 30 mind and to monitor but you are at least an hour away so won't be able to collect at the moment
I'm a nursery manager and don't normally send children home for just a high temp unless they are showing other symptoms and or have a history of seizures
The nursery can't exactly turf her out if you don't collect

Since you clearly don't trust them are you looking for a new child care option ?