17mo dd - Hot head, cold hands and feet?

[mama2moo]

Since this morning she has had a very hot head and now has cold hands and feet.

We have tried several times to take her temperature but she gets very upset and will not let us do it.

She hasnt eaten much at all today and is refusing biscuits now (unlike her)

Will obviously take her to the doctors tomorrow but wondered if we needed to do anything more urgent now?

She doesnt have a cough or running nose.

I am absolutely not trying to panic you, and it's probably nothing to worry about, but a fever with cold hands and feet is one possible symptom of meningitis (see Meningitis Trust for more information), so that's one possibility that I'd have at the back of my mind.

Do ring nhs direct cos can be symptoms of serious things but just to calm you a bit my dd always gets freezing hands and feet and a hot head and torso whenever she is fighting any kind of virus or infection x Everytime she used to get a virus when she was yonger her hands and feet used to be like ice and not have very good colouring in them

Thanks all. We phoned NHS Direct and they advised to keep doing what we are doing - Calpol, lots of fluid and small meals.

She is fast asleep now so we will keep a close eye on her.

My 2yrs old child has 102 temperature but hands and feet are cool.
the temp is not cuming down..