How do you dress baby for bed when they have a temperature?

So my LO has had a temp of 38 for most of the day even with regular calpol, lowest it's been is around 37.5, I can't give him another dose for an hour as he had his last does just before bed at 18.30. I have him dressed in a sleepsuit and 2.5tog and the room is around 20-21 degrees.( I will add under normal circumstances hes usually quite cool with these layers and temp on a night) His temp is still bang on 38, should I swap him to a vest instead? I'm worried about him getting fever chills.

Thanks for help!

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Poor baby I hope he gets better soon! It’s a hard one isn’t it. I would maybe do just a sleep suit and no vest or sleeping bag. Just make sure the room isn’t too chilly.
A fan could be a good idea if he’s still to hot in that x

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Although with a temp you need to be careful they don’t over heat, you also shouldn’t ’try to cool them down’ which goes for nighttime wearing, I think for your room temp what you have him in sounds perfect. X

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