Middle of the night and my 8 mth old baby had a temp of 34.5, it has taken me an hour to warm her up with blankets, she was very quiet and sleepy. Once she warmed up she was happy and pink cheeks. She has quite a mucusy cough, if her temp stays normal should it be ok to wait until morning to take to the doctor?
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in child Chat Doctor.  For cold, you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15\u00a0mg/kg/dose (max ceiling dose 500\u00a0mg) every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. For cold, you can use Cetirizine at 0.25\u00a0mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal