What to do if a child has a fever

For babies of a few months old, if they have a fever, parents should pay attention and monitor the child's body temperature in time. As long as it does not exceed 38.5 degrees, don't worry too much. Perform physical cooling in time, keep the indoor air fresh, and ventilate frequently. If it exceeds 39 degrees, you should go to the hospital for examination in time to understand the specific cause and carry out anti-inflammatory and antipyretic treatment.

What to do if a child has a fever

1. Maintain air circulation in the home: If the home has air conditioning, maintain the room temperature between 25℃-27℃. You can place your baby in an air-conditioned room or use an electric fan to blow around him to slowly lower his body temperature and make him feel more comfortable. But if the limbs are cold and the patient is shivering violently, it means that the patient needs warmth, so he should be covered with a blanket. But parents must remember that they must not let their babies face the air conditioner or electric fan to cool down.

2. Take off too many clothes: If the baby's limbs and hands and feet are warm and the whole body is sweating, it means that the baby needs to dissipate heat, so he can wear fewer clothes.

3. Warm water bath: Undress the baby and rub the whole body with a warm water (37℃) towel. This will dilate the blood vessels in the baby's skin and release body qi. In addition, when water vapor evaporates from the body surface, it will also absorb body heat.

4. Use a cooling patch: It helps dissipate heat, but it is not recommended for younger babies because it is difficult for babies to turn their bodies, and an ice pillow can easily cause local overcooling or hypothermia. You can also use a cooling patch. When the water in the gelatinous substance of the cooling patch evaporates, it can take away the heat and will not cause excessive cooling.

5. Drink more water: Let your baby drink more water to help sweating and prevent dehydration. Water has the function of regulating temperature, which can lower body temperature and replenish water lost in the baby's body.

6. Use antipyretics: When the baby's core temperature (rectal temperature or ear temperature) exceeds 38.5℃, you can use antipyretic solutions or suppositories appropriately.

7. Send the baby to the hospital for treatment in time: When the baby's temperature exceeds 38.5℃, after taking antipyretics, or when parents do not know how to deal with it, the baby should be sent to the hospital in time for doctor treatment.

What to eat when baby has fever

1. Drink more water: Drinking more water can not only replenish the loss of water in the body, but also promote the heat dissipation and cooling of the baby's body.

2. The diet should be light: When the baby has a fever, the diet should be light, easy to digest and absorb, and semi-liquid food is preferred, such as nutritious porridge and egg noodle soup; eat more vegetables and fruits, especially fresh fruits and vegetables containing vitamin C.

3. Adhere to breastfeeding and feed your baby as much as he can eat. The added complementary food should be liquid or semi-liquid food that is easy for the baby to digest, such as: lotus root powder, rice porridge, millet porridge, egg custard, etc. You can feed your baby small and frequent meals. You can also add some watermelon juice, mung bean soup, etc. for your baby to drink between meals.

4. After the baby's fever subsides, you can arrange for the baby's diet to gradually change from liquid food to semi-liquid food and soft food according to the baby's improved appetite. However, the baby's digestive function has not yet fully recovered at this time, and parents cannot immediately give the baby solid food that is not easy to digest. You should make some light and delicious noodle soup, chicken noodle soup, minced meat and vegetable porridge, small wontons and buns with vegetarian fillings, etc. for your baby.