High tempture after 3rd set of jabs

[Mum2be]

Me again ,

As a nanny I no I shouldn't have to ask so many questions but all of a sudden not being able to clock off at 6 o'clock is becoming harder and harder

So baby had his 3 rd set of jabs yesterday lunch time and during the night he woke me at 3am he was roasting with a tempture of 38.2 he had already had calpol so he couldn't have anymore I stayed awake until 6am keeping a eye on his tempture and after stripping him off to his nappy it went down to 37.5 . Today he woke up with big Rosie cheeks and has been a bit miserable all day , his gone to bed tonight with calpol and tempture is okay at the mo but has been up and down all day ,

Could this be because of his jabs ?

I have read up that a huge number of cotdeaths are caused by over heating and now I'm freaking out

What if his tempture rises to much in the night and Im asleep ?

How high is too high ?

He is only 4 months old (20 weeks) He has two teeth already but with didn't have problems with these two coming through maybe he has more coming that's y he is poorly , his also on new milk could it be that

Should I stay awake all night to keep a check on him ?

What would you do ?

[Convex]

You can call seldoc for advice after hours. I found them very reassuring when I called.

[mima08]

yes - call seldoc. Also, NHS direct can be very helpful. And check about what combination of nurofen / calpol for babies you can give at that age (I cannot remember, but I did find nurofen much better at bringing a fever down, must be different reactions?).

Hope it gets better soon

mx

[Saffron]

I think you can still give baby Neurofen (ibuprofen) even if you've already given Calpol (paracetamol). NHS direct can give you more info anytime, phone 0845 4647.

It's normal for some children to develop fever after their immunisations, but a fever that is high or prolonged should always be investigated.

It sounds like you're doing all the right things, keeping him cool. Can he sleep on a towel w/o a nappy? Where is his bed? Is the room cool and well ventilated? If you're worried, can you sleep near him? Don't forget you need to rest too. xx

[Strawbs]

Exactly the same thing happened to baby strawbs and we ended up gp first then at Seldoc out of hours to which they said it was a virus which I thought was absolute rubbish, it was quite clearly the jabs.. I was told give calpol and 45 mins later give ibuprofen (be aware this can make reflux worse so I only do this when absolutely necessary).. Keep him cool clothing wise but no cool cloths or baths.. Try to keep fluids up and call nhs direct however many times you need to, I found them really patient and helpful even if they just confirmed I was doing all the right things.. X

[Mum2be]

Thank you everyone I did phone nhs direct and got some advice I was able to give him calprofen and he was fine last night , his room is always kept at 18/19 but I'm funny about leaving window open as we r ground floor house conversion and his room is at the front of the house !

Thanks for all your comments hopefully tonight I won't feel the need to check on him every hour

Hollie