dd2 ( 13 months) was unwell all last week with a virus - cold symptoms, a rash, on and off temperature - the GP said it was nothing to get het up about. By Friday she seemed fine but that afternoon she had a febrile convulsion : was eating her tea when suddenly went really cold and started shaking , her lips went blue, hands and feet went blue and icy cold, teeth chattering and whole body trembling. The worst thing was her facial expression, she was looking at me like she was confused and in pain. She was so cold but when I took her temp it was 39. She became drowsy and listless. I was panicking like you wouldn't believe.
So, long story short, went to A& E, she was seen and basically the Doctor said she had overheated that afternoon ( we had been outside for quite a while) and that, combined with the virus , had precipitated the convulsion. Her temp did eventually go down ( only after both calpol and nurofen) so she didn't have to stay in overnight.
She is fine now, though off her food and clingy. But just beware of the heat all those with little children. I feel so awful that she absorbed so much heat and it affected her so badly. I am going to be extremely careful from now on.