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when i was a child i remember me and my brother suffering from febril convulsions, by suffering i mean we had them more regular than most children do.
i know children to be able to have a tempareture of over 40 before they will have a convulsion but the
second me or my brother got a fever even the slightest we would fit.
when i had my first child she was never ill or anything untill she reached a year old, she got a slight cold thats when it began she would fit about once a month if not more.
my second daughter had her first febril convulsion at about 8 months she had a viral infection.
afue weeks ago my eldest had a febril convulsion due to an ear infection within a couple of days my youngest had one because she was teething.
basically what i am saying is that in the last two years i have had to deal with alot of them and am starting to get the hang of things.
usually you will know when your child is getting a fever maybe their eyes will get a glassy affect or they just wont be their normal self. it isnt always that easy to tell until u really know your childs routine if you like.
If your child does go into a febril convulsion their body will usually go stiff and maybe they will do a sort of jumping thing with their arms.
what you should do is put them into the recovery position (not on their back) strip them down, and get a warm cloth (not cold or hot) and wipe down their head and back i usually talk to my girls while they are convulsing it usually keeps them a bit more calm.
some things you must know are:
the main thing is to try and keep your childs temperature down so that they dont go into a convulsion there is many medicents that can help that you could just read the box for advice on doses but i think it is best to go to your gp and ask what your child should be given.
also NEVER PUT YOUR CHILD INTO A BATH EVEN IF TEPID WHILE THEY ARE FITTING.
you can put your child into a warm bath to cool his/her temp down so they dont have a fit but this doesnt always work.
it is one of the most scariest experiances seeing your child go through that but just emagine how scary it is for them.
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