DC has had 40C fevers for two days now. We've been keeping it down with Calpol and took her to the urgent care centre. They checked her stats and said we were ok to go home and continue doing what we were.
But around 4am she woke up screaming. Completely inconsolable. She usually can be calmed down by a cuddle by me (mum) but she was very very upset. If I offered her a milk bottle she cried. Holding her didn't change how much she was crying. It's like she was suddenly scared of the room. She wasn't making any eye contact and almost as if she couldn't see me. She is overdue her Calpol and I expected her to be quite warm but she was actually cold to touch, not even room temperature , despite being in a long sleeved and closed toe baby grow/sleep suit.
I took her to the room my husband was sleeping in (we sometimes sleep separately if his snoring is bad) but she continued crying. When he tried taking her she cried a bit more. She can usually point to things or make gestures to indicate what she wants but it really felt like she couldn't register me. I called to her but she didn't react. Her temperature is reading 35C so despite being overdue her Calpol, it seems like her temperature is low now. She cried solidly for about 40mins. She then became quite subdued and just sat in my husband's arms. She didn't really look at me, she just stared into space. And about 20min later she fell asleep.
Her usual behaviour when unwell is that she does cry sometimes but will want me and is a bit more clingy than usual. She can still communicate what she wants and can still be cheered up by a silly dance or a game she likes. And so this felt very unusual. Especially given she wasn't feverish too.
I phoned 111 and they didn't seem concerned.
Earlier in the day, my husband and I had a horrible argument where we both shouted. In front of the baby. I am so worried that this is what has affected her. Husband and I have been having a few arguments lately in front of her. It is terrible and I feel so awful that it might be affecting her.