Last night my ds went to sleep at 7.45 and woke at 10pm crying that his head was really sore, I gave him calpol which seemed to help a bit, he was really unsettled until midnight, trying to sleep as exhausted but clearly in discomfort, I tried to give him nurofen an hour after the calpol but he wasn't awake enough to take it. After midnight he settled down and this morning says his head feels fine but said last night there was pressure in his head. He was pointing to the left side of his head kind of temple area near his ear, I asked if his ear hurt and he said no. Sun, Mon, Tues of this week he'd had a heavy cold and low grade fever which is almost gone now, he went bk to school on Wed as soon as the temp returned to normal.
The last few months off/on he has mentioned a sore head before briefly, only once have I deemed it uncomfortable enough to warrant calpol, the other times he's playing fine and doesn't mention it again after a hug/kiss. This is the first time it's ever woke him like this.
I googled of course and a brain tumor website said headaches should not wake a child from their sleep so now I am freaking out!!
I can't get a docs appointment til wed next week. Has anyone had experience of this with their small child? Pls?