DD has fever - sleepy - runny nose - is it time for Calpol?

[Sweetypie]

i wondered if you could tell me if i should give DD (3) some calpol. since this AM she has been under the weather.... she had a nap at lunchtime, another one at 3 and is already in bed (at her request).... she has a very runny nose, has a fever of 39.7 and says "I'm poorly". i have asked if she is aching.... she says no....
Should i just let her sleep it off?
i think she caught our friend's bug (he has bronchitis)

sweetypie, definitely give her calpol and strip her off, 39.7 is 103.5 degrees Farehneit and if it gets much higher you run the risk of a febrile fit. Should be fine but make sure she has not got too many clothes on, maybe sponge her down with a damp flannel and give her calpol, or if you have it baby nurofen as that is even better at sorting out fever. HTH

yoyu can actually give the full dose of calopl AND the full dose of nurofen

yes, just make sure they are def calpol and nurofen, eg don't give calpol and dozol or calpol and medised as they are both paracetomal products.

ok.... it's now 40.1! she has been stripped off but she is not at all delirious. what does a febrile fit look like? thanx

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sweetypie- Don't worry too much about the high temp (although keep an eye). Both of my children run very high temps when ill (always over 40- neither has ever had a febrile convulsion). Nurofen should bring it down after about half an hour, calpol will probably reduce it as well- just not as much.

I agree - ds alwyas has high temps...i give calpol and baby nurofen together at first then i stagger it....you can take nurofen every 6 hours and calpol every (cant remember) so i give calpol say at 8am then nurofen at 11am then calpol at say 2pm etc etc
just takes the edge of it...without wanting to sound like a medical advert thingy and be patronising.....always read the instructions and give the dose suitable to age etc etc etc
but you can take them together

if the meds dont bring down her temp. dont be afraid of opening her window a bitty to let in the cold air and/or a fan at her bedside if you have one works wonders for my gang till the meds kick in.

Strip her off, and using tepid water sponge her down, allow the water to evaporate and that will also help to cool her. A cool damp facecloth over her forehead will also help, and will make her feel more comfortable as well.

Dd always throws a high temp, and has never had a febrile convulsion. And if it does happen *don't worry that this means she will have epilepsy, the two things are unrelated.

I ALWAYS get the sponging thing wrong and they end up shivering and then get hotter! During the last flu a few weeks ago both boys got very hot- and I sponged their face with tepid water, rather than trying to do all of them- that worked pretty well.

i am sorry i could not get back online last night (dodgy connection and i was alone with kids). DD slept really well and is much better this morning. the fever is completely gone and all that remains is a very runny nose.
thank you for your help.

Key with the sponging is to have the room warm enough, use tepid, not cold water, and wrap them in a towel, so only expose the sponged bit! little and often works for my two, and tens to avoid the shivers