9mo with fluey cold and vomiting, temp 38.6.

[inSanityClaus]

Her temp is 'breaking through' Nurofen. The GP told me to follow instructions on the packet as to how often to give it, whereas I expected him to tell me to give a more frequent dose. I'm sure that was the case when my ds had a similar illness (though that was 6 yrs ago, so I could be mis-remembering). Any thoughts?

Don't forget you can combine calpol (paracetamol) and nurofen as they work differently, but both shld reduce temp

How does that work? Give the calpol halfway through the Nurofen cycle?

you can alternate calpol and children's nurufen three hourly. eg:
7am calpol
10am nurofen
1pm calpol
4pm nurofen
7pm calpol

and then a dose in the night if necessary

If this doesn't bring his temperature down, then contact a doctor again.

Watch out for dehrydration - make sure he is doing pelnty of wet nappies, if not, he needs more fluids, and if you can't get him to take more fluids, then he needs a doctor.

Oh that is good to know, many thanks both of you. She is guzzling water but doesn't want even my norks . A dvd of In the Night Garden has also perked her right up, hooray.

I'll give as few meds as I can but i do want to keep her temp down. She is only 9m - I had forgotten how scary babies' illnesses can be (she is a 'menopuase' baby - I'm out of practice ...)

sorry, she not he!

Babies can be scarey, and sometimes they can get very ill very quickly. Keep a close eye on her and following your instincts.

Err ... does Medised count as Calpol? I think they're both paracetamol-based, no? I've run out of Calpol and don't want to take dd out into the cold to buy some. I know medised has a decongestant in it, don't know how that impacts.

yes medised counts as calpol as it is paracetamol. I would (and have )combine it with nurofen as don't think the decongestant will be a problem.