Yes we have infra red forehead and ear thermometer standby with paracetamol syrup at home now. We didnt have them previously so was worried.

Bear in mind doctors are not god. A lot of people have wrong assumption that they think if bring their kids or themselves to see a doctor, their problems will be gone.

Try to look for pediatric clinic in your surrounding area. Or find a few and test out to see which one is the best. Then go to this pediatric clinic for regular stuffs like immunization jabs, polios and so on.

When baby have fever or so, give him/her paracetamol which is what the doctor will give anyway. Once the clinic is open, bring the baby there. Only when there are emergency cases like high fever, and you cannot wait, then bring the baby to 24/7 GP clinics.

Once you are used to it, the next time, when your baby have fever you will know what to do. The usual stuffs of wiping with water to bring down the temperature and paracetamol (for ingest and from backside). All these will eventually become your SOP.

Just follow the SOP and things will be fine. Sometimes when you baby is in high fever, you will feel helpless. Really nothing much can be done if you already did your SOP. Just hope for the best and be positive.

I totally agree with abubin. find a few peads..then test which suits you...I like my paed..as he's not the normal looking stern no smile doc..very jovial and funky too!

Keep all those SOPs...even when i go travelling..i'll bring all these..plus first aid kit. When i reach the place, i'll find out if there's a doc nearby..or if the hotel knows the nearest doc and hospital..just in case..