URGENT HELP PLS! I am crap, I know, but is this a high temperature?

[AllieBongo]

dd feels a little hot and i got me one of those ear thermometers. It has no guidelines as to what is high or not. It was 37.5? Is that ok?

on the nhs direct site it says over 38 is a fever

come on your all looking at the kelly brook bra instead

thank you emily, i did see that, but it said 36.5 was normal so don't know if i need to get her checked out. she keeps getting bronchilitis

How old is your dd? 37.5 is pretty normal for a baby/toddler, so I wouldn't get too worried, maybe just remove a layer of clothing if she seems a bit uncomfortable, and keep an eye on her temp.

thanks stringbean. she's 21mths.

Get her to have a drink as well. If it goes over 38 or she seem smore miserable than usual, get in there with the Calpol or Nurofen.

It depends on whether or not the thermometer is measuring the inner temperature or the outer. Most thermometers that do not get put into the body (ie into the mouth or the bottom) you need to add 1 C to the reading to get the proper temperature, in which case 38.5 would be high. But I am not sure if that is the case with your ear thermometer.

If you are unsure, I would go by other guidelines like whether she wants to eat, whether she is over sleepy, or whether she cries for no apparent reason.

Good luck.

oops - 'more' miserable (aren't smores those marshmallowy things you get in the US?).

It all depends on what her "normal" temp is too... DS is normal at about 35.9-36.2, so 37.5 is high for him.

she was vile yesterday, a usual symptom of something comIng. she seems ok in herself though. thanks friends