Very Scary Night

[littlebump]

We just had the worst night ever - Maddie for some reason got a really bad temperature - she woke at 2am with a weak cry. She felt warm so we gave her Calpol and then some milk but she didn't settle and I went back after 5 minutes and she was physically shaking and wouldn't stand in her cot. I lifted her out and she snuggled in really close and was shaking quite hard and I could feel she had got a lot hotter - took her temp - 39.5c.

So I just stayed cuddling her until the Calpol kicked in, but half an hour later her temp was 40.4c . At that point I thought we should take her to hospital but DH suggested we phoned NHS direct. Glad we did - they said straight away to strip her down to nappy give her some cool water to drink and wipe her face/hands with a damp cloth. Because she was shaking so much I thought she was cold so I'd kept her in a sleeping bag, cuddling her, which just made her temp continue to rise .

Thankfully about 15 minutes later while I was still on the phone to NHS Direct her temp started to drop, and this morning she seemed fine though she has a cold. But it was very scary indeed - I was terrified she was going into convulsions.

Anyway - learned 2 useful things. Firstly when she has a temp, stripping off to help cool down more quickly is important. Secondly NHS are bloody fantastic - she went through so many things with me on the phone and it meant we didn't put Maddie through the trauma of a hospital.

Sorry for the long post but thought I'd share this with you in case it helps anyone in the future

LBxx

 

[Urchin]

Aww wow how scary.
I love NHS Direct too, they can be a godsend.

Thank goodness she's all ok now

 

[nicki]

Oh blimey, how horrid for you both. Do you know what caused it? Glad she's ok.

 

[Jo]

Aww no how scary for you

I did the same when Em was tiny, i cuddled her to comfort her but made temp rise of course, Mums instinct i think

No NHS direct then

Anyway am so glad she is feeling better

and this post has helped me as i had forgotten a load of the stuff you mentioned

 

[Sarah&Braydon]

oh gosh how scary for u
glad she is better today do u know wot was wrong with her?

 

[littlebump]

Oh blimey, how horrid for you both. Do you know what caused it? Glad she's ok.

That's the strange thing - no obvious reason why she should get sooo hot. She has a cold and she's teething but the temperature was more like that of someone with the Flu.

She's still off colour now but not really sick.

Thanks for the responses!

LBxx

 

[alschafr]

im glad you had a good experience with nhs direct, ella almost died of pneumonia due to their advice

 

[nikki1306]

glad she is ok hun xx

 

[Em78]

ah that must have been so scary. glad she is better now.

my mum says i used to have really hot but short fevers when i was little.

temp would soar but then come down again and the next day after i slept it off - i was back to normal!

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

[sarah113]

glad shes ok hun!!!

 

[Amanda]

Blimey! How scary!

I went to a mum and baby class ran by the hv on Monday, and that was one of the things they covered. To get a temp down, strip to nappy, sponge with luke-warm water (not cold or the baby may go into shock) and let the skin air-dry, give paracetamol, and take the temperature every 20 minutes. So basically exactly what NHS direct told you - they are bloody brilliant aren't they?

The hv we had used to be a nurse, and she said she has seen so many babies in a & e having convulsions because they are so hot. It is definitely instinct to wrap and cuddle them, but with a temp, leve them alone!!

Glad Maddie is feeling better now.

 

[littlebump]

im glad you had a good experience with nhs direct, ella almost died of pneumonia due to their advice

OMG - what happened?

My friend had similar bad luck with her very young baby. she ignored them and took him into hospital and he had bronchiolitis (sorry crap spelling!) and had to stay for a week. Very scary.

LBxx