ill baby, what should I do?

[froken]

Ds is 8 months old, he felt warm at 10, I took his temperature and it was 38.3, apart from a very slight sniffle he doesn't seem ill, if anything he was mote alert and awake than he should be at 10pm ( he should be asleep)

Now I have given him some paracetamol and he feels cooler and has gone back to sleep.

So what do I do now? Do I stay awake and watch him? Do I set an alarm for 2 so I can retake his temperature? Will his temperature rise after 4 hours ad it says on the packet he can have paracetamol every 4 hours.

I'm such a worrier, ds was really ill when he was 1 month old, I didn't trust my instincts and he got worse very quickly and went blue and had to be taken to hospital in an ambulance with sirens and lights :(

if he is asleep I would leave him and go to sleep yourself. If he wakes up poorly, then he will wake you and you can give more calpol then.

Take his temp again to check that the paracetamol is working and then go have a sleep yourself.
If you are more likely to sleep knowing that your alarm will wake you in 4 hours - then do that.

He is sleeping now, thanks for tge advice, I have no idea when to panic and when to just think oh well hopefully he feels better in the morning.

Mine always woke if they had a temp at that age. And then I took their temp and gave more calpol if needed. If it's just a cold I think that will soon become apparent if he's not too bad in himself.

We have all been there! It's a difficult age to look after durig illnesses because they're usually in their own room by then so difficult to keep a very close eye on them. When they're a bit bigger (toddler age) and suffering nasty viruses/temps you can bring them into bed with you all night if you're worried and they can also tell you a bit more aboit how they feel, but I agree at your son's age it does get a bit nerve-wracking when they're ill.

Instinct is a good thing.