Baby has fever, head is hot but body is not

After becoming a parent, we will be particularly careful. When the baby has a fever, some parents will find that the baby's head is hotter, but the body does not feel that hot. Is this a fever? What is the cause? What should parents do when their baby has a fever? Under what circumstances should physical cooling be used? When does the body temperature exceed a certain degree before using antipyretics? Parents need to understand these issues.

1. What if the baby has a fever but his head is hot but his body is not?

The initial symptoms of a child's fever are red face, hot forehead, cold hands and feet, and poor spirits. In addition, there are symptoms of various systems, such as runny nose, sore throat, and cough in respiratory tract infections, abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea in gastroenteritis, and frequent urination, painful urination, and low back pain in urinary tract infections. The accompanying symptoms of various systems in infants are atypical, and may only include anorexia, vomiting, and diarrhea.

There are many diseases that cause fever. Parents should pay attention to the pattern of their children's fever and accompanying symptoms, and go to the hospital for examination in time and receive early treatment. The normal body temperature of the human body is 36-37℃, 37-38℃ is a low fever, 38-39℃ is a moderate fever, above 39℃ is a high fever, and above 40℃ is an extremely high fever. Director Li suggested that young mothers should not panic when they find their children have a fever, but can take some emergency measures at home to relieve the symptoms.

2. What to do if your baby has a fever

Every family should have a thermometer and antipyretics for emergency use. Children with fever should have their temperature measured every 1-2 hours. It is not advisable to use antipyretics when the child's temperature is below 38.5℃; when the temperature exceeds 38.5℃, physical therapy such as cooling patches or ice compresses can be used to reduce the temperature, or children's cooling tablets can be taken in appropriate amounts; when the temperature exceeds 39℃, the child should stay in bed, open the quilt or loosen the clothes to expose the skin, place an ice pack or a cold wet towel on the head, and go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible; in the event of high fever convulsions, the child will have eyes staring or rising, loss of consciousness, unresponsiveness to calls, cyanosis of the lips, face and body, and convulsions of the limbs. Parents should immediately press the child's "Ren Zhong" acupoint (at the midpoint of the nasolabial groove), with strong stimulation continuing for 1-3 minutes until the child cries, and then use the above method to quickly reduce the temperature, and also go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment immediately. Babies under six months old generally do not receive antipyretic injections or take antipyretic medicine when they have a high fever. The best way to reduce the temperature is a warm water sponge bath. Regardless of whether the fever subsides after emergency treatment, the child should be taken to the hospital for treatment.

3. What medicine is good for fever?

① Lotus leaf drink: It has the effects of relieving summer heat, clearing away heat, nourishing yin and invigorating the stomach. Can be consumed as a beverage every day. Preparation method: Wash 100 grams of fresh lotus leaves, add appropriate amount of water and boil, then add 100 grams of honey and boil it for a while.

②Winter melon and lotus leaf soup: has the effects of clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, relieving restlessness and thirst, and promoting diuresis. You can drink the soup and eat the melon twice a day. Preparation method: Wash 500 grams of winter melon, cut into pieces with skin, chop lotus leaves, add water and boil soup. When the soup is ready, remove the lotus leaves and add salt to taste.

③ Kudzu root porridge: has the effects of relieving muscles, clearing heat, promoting body fluid and quenching thirst. Drink once every morning and evening. Preparation method: Wash and slice 40 grams of fresh Pueraria root, grind it with water, and take out the powder after precipitation (Pueraria powder is available on the market). First cook porridge with 100 grams of polished round-grained rice. When it is half cooked, add kudzu root powder and cook into thin porridge.