at 4am how to do comfort a sick child who doesn't want to be cuddled and won't stop shouting and crying?

I don't have the answers but I've given into him being awake. So we are up, he is in the bath and the oatmeal is cooking on the stove (steel cut ones since we have LOTS of time this morning)

why did they take awy cold medicine for children????? if they hadn't of....we could both still be sleeping...