High Temp, not going down with calpol

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my 5 year old DD woke up with a raised temp this morning and cold symptoms..we dosed her up with calpol..but this evening her temp is rapidly going up despite the calpol and she looks dreadful..she is pale and red eyed and says her throat hurts and her nose sounds blocked..she also feels sick..shes obviously got a virus..but in the last 5 mins her temp has gone from 38.9 to 39.5 and Im started to feel v ery worried..weve stripped her down and sponged her with tepid water to no avail..despite her being my 4th child..Im in a bit of a flap..DH says Im being paranoid

When did you last give her calpol?

If in doubt phone NHS direct and get advice.

Give her nurofen as well and if it still doesnt go down, phon out of hours. Its horrible when they are sick! Maybe she has a throat infection. Good luck

take her to a&e

a temp that won't go down despite medication needs seeing by a doctor IMO

shes actually b een having nurofen and calpol, alternatively..last had some an hour ago..shes crashed out, breathing really rapidly and her temp is now 39.9..im ringing NHS direct

Are you close to A&E?

don't bother with nhs direct they'll tell you to go to hospital

please take her straight to a&e

A & E. Now. You're worried you're making a fuss. You're worried you won't be taken seriously. It's late and it all feels like a big hassle. I know how you feel.

However, your child needs medical attention. Now.

phoned NHS direct..recorded message says they are too busy to take calls and directs you to the website...

A+E I am not one to say that lightly.

phoned DM up and got her to speak to DH and tell him DD needs to go to A and E..nearest casualty only 20 mins away..only prob is Im going to have to go on my own and carry DD and Im 8 months pregnant..DH is accusing me of being a hypochondriac

why can dh not take her?

Memorylapse - hope you are getting this sorted out and that dd is feeling better by the time you read this. Just wanted to extend my sympathy because I've always found an 'out of control' temperature very scary. DS (7) is prone to this kind of thing and it always puts the wind up me - particularly because it always seems to peak at night when the docs is shut.

your husband is an idiot. can you ring the a&e dept and tell them you are bringing your child in but that you may need some help as you are pg?

You are not a hypochondriac.

Your DD is not responding to calpol/nurofen

A temp over 40° is dangerous

Get her to A&E

If you cannot manage to get her there yourself, then call an ambulance

Why do you need to convince DH of this? Does he have no idea about the normal temperature of the human body?

I loathe waste of resources, but frankly, if you can't drive and he won't (twunt) I'd call an ambulance.

Tbf my dh is great dad but useless in these situations too. just refuses to believe ds would ever be 'really' ill. He also says I panic but I have always been proved right touch wood.

Good luck

x posted with MmeLindt and several others.

DS started fitting with a temperature of 42 degrees. Airlifted to hospital in a helicopter. Worst moment of my life. Genuinely thought he was going to die.

Ring an ambulance if your "D"H can't be bothered to take you.

Just to clarify your dh is utterly, utterly wrong.

I would always say, that if your worried, temp not going down and clearly not well..ie there normal self. If in doubt get it checked..so in agreement with most other people a & e. My kids have had high temps but then they have always been there normal selfs too, running around, so i know they are ok and check on them regular to make sure they are ok.

I had my first experience of fever with DS last year. First child, no idea what to do. Thermometer was showing fever but he was running around and playing in his nappy so I thought he was fine (didn't know to give calpol to bring fever down etc). Later in the day he went down hill very fast and at one point went all floppy. I said to DH (who had just walked in from work) that we were taking him to A & E, turned around to put my shoes on and DS started fitting. Was the worse experience of my life. Luckily neighbour was a nurse (and had just arrived home). She sponged him down, told me to get medicine and ambulance took us to hospital where they gave ibuprofen as well. It was a virus but his temp went up to 39.9.

Always trust your instincts and ignore your DH who is being an ass. In these cases, docs never think you are wasting your time. Espcially if her temp is still rising after calpol!

Men can be so...you know sometimes!!!

A high temperature itself is not a problem if the child is coping with it.

If the child is, as in this case, breathing rapidly, in discomfort, unconscious or in a lot of pain then A&E is the best place to go.

Hope you are on your way, Memorylapse. Good luck.

Georgimama Same as me. I went back in to my neighbour and she was actually doing mouth to mouth for a few seconds (not really sure why and I didn't want to talk about it, she was freaked out, so she told me after, she was really calm at the time). There was a split second when I really thought I was going to lose DS. Never ever want to go through that again!

DD has taken a turn for the worse..DH has come to his senses..we are taking her to casualty..thank you everyone

i thought the high temp was the problem.
i remember a friend telling me that a paed at the hospital had said to her when she took her son in, that it didn't matter why he had the temperature, because it was the temp itself that was the bigger issue