Talk me down please. Feverish child.

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3 year old daughter. Had high temp all day despite calpol. Fallen asleep so I’ve just taken her to bed (very very unusual for her). Say next to her and she’s breathing fast. Please talk me down

Phone 111?

If you're worried call 111.

Have you stripped her down to her pants?

If you are concerned then you have to phone 111. They will give you the proper advice.

Yeah I’d call them - when dds have been bad we’ve done the calpol then nurofen thing.

What's her temp?

Don't panic. There are many bugs around at the moment. Nurofen seems to work better for fever for my ds. Hope your little one feels better soon.

I think the advice is to avoid ibruprofen / neurofen.

Call 111 if her temperature won't lower with Calpol.

The faster breathing is often a consequence of the temperature. If you can get it down the breathing normally slows.

Obviously I'm not there and can't see her so if you're worried do seek medical advice, but even if it were Corona there is nothing they would do at this stage.

Hope she feels better soon

On hold with them now

Assuming it's CV you're worried about OP. Please do phone 111 for their advice but remember, there are so many other (and more likely) colds and coughs and other wintery bugs doing the rounds as they always do at these times of year.

Hope 111 can help.

I just don’t know how we’re supposed to know the difference 😭

I think latest advice is to self isolate if temperature lasts more than half a day.

Good luck.

OP I'm in the same boat.

14 month old DS, have him calpol 1.5 hours ago and it hasn't gone down (39.9).

I'm reluctant to call 111 yet, this is about the 4th or 5th episode we have had of this (millionth if we include my other children).

He's naked on me at the moment.

My son had a virus recently that put his fever up to 40 degrees, with a considerably faster heart rate and breathing. We saw medics twice over the course of a week, but they were right - he was fine and it was ‘just’ a bad virus. The fever lasted 8 days.

There is a lot going around! He has a temp of 38.5 today and a slight rash which seems to be his response to having a temperature. We will obviously have to isolate now for a week.

ALL the data suggest CV is mild and recoverable for children, so don’t worry too much - just treat as best you can and start to watch for worrying signs like sucking in under the rib age, altered state, confusion etc, or a temp that doesn’t reduce with medicine, a rash etc.

There is a lot going round and even CV is showing to be mild for children. Good luck.

Eating and drinking ok? Cough or cold like symptoms? Could be anything from a UTI yo to tonsillitis to a cold to CV. Hopefully 111 is helpful.

I would want proper medical advice on whether it's okay to give Ibuprofen as well as paracetamol.

I've seen info about not using ibuprofen with CV, but don't know what current NHS guidelines are.

TBF OP, with regard to your child, the evidence is that it's not really any different to a "normal virus".

The bigger concern would be keeping her away from elderly relatives for a while.

The problem is this is unlikely to be CV but sounds like a nasty thing that she does need to see a Dr for

Coronavirus generally bounces off children. They should be the least of everyone’s worries in this respect. They’re predominantly carriers.

Tepid sponging for a high temperature. (Whilst waiting for professional advice).

They’re predominantly carriers - which is why self isolation is recommended, we need to follow the advise we are given to reduce the risk of spreading to those at higher risk.