High temp at night help 😫

My daughter has had temperature for a few nights as well and has been crying a lot so I took her to doctors and they said it’s viral infection and go just give her Calpol for 5 days. I hope your little one feels better soon.

Hi! Bless you all - nursery germs are no picnic. We find that regular Calpol and Nurofen during the day keeps out baby’s temp down overnight if he’s poorly. We have occasionally had to strip him down to his nappy and offer him water if he’s really sweaty and unhappy in the night. But I mainly came to say that even though you might feel like it’s never ending illness for weeks on end with nursery, I promise it does get better. Our boy started back in July and we’ve just had two whole weeks without any illness in the household and it’s been bliss. Hang in there 🥰

it’s just so hard to see little ones upset and you feel bit useless because they can’t tell you at a young age what happened. Probably will take her docs today! Thanks

I’ve never given nurofen. I had to make a choice last night to give calpol again. Everyone warned me about nursery germs and I expected it but I just can’t help myself feeling low about not doing my best. She was crying and she can’t tell me what happened because she’s so young. I’m trying my best!

I literally could of wrote this. My lo started nursery 2 weeks ago and we have a viral illness and I thought she was feeling slightly better but at night we are still spiking temps. She gets really hot, sad and stands in her cot not knowing what to do with herself. This started a week ago! I’ve heard about Nursery illness but wasn’t expecting them to come this early and with such force. We have snot, temp, gunky eyes and a cough bless her! I’m sorry that’s not much help I’m just letting you know we are in the exact same boat 🫠 x

Of course you’re doing your best for your baby! Wouldn’t have doubted that for a second 😊 Hope you’ve had a better night!

yeh the doc said to me she has a viral infection (discussed via the phone) - how are you coping? Is your little one drinking milk? My ones not touched her milk since Thursday evening 🥺

I did have a better night but I’m just so worried about her food intake and liquid intake. I’m trying to give as much liquid but I feel she’s not drinking much. She’s not touched her milk for a few days now

So at the moment she is refusing solids but is drinking to some extent but we just broke 2 molars too on top of her virus 🥺 it’s so hard isn’t it! X

We have had that this week too. We have a digital ear thermometer and ended up ringing 111 last Sunday night and they told us to take him into hospital. He went from being absolutely fine Sunday at a christening to suddenly burning up and by the evening was over 40c and barking coughing. The hospital gave steroids for the croup and medications to bring the temp down which they just said was viral infection as couldn't find a reason for it and told us to treat with calpol unless he went so high again. He then tested positive a few days later for covid so it was clearly what had been causing the high temps. This time of year lots of bugs start going around too.