The baby's body is so delicate that it is easy to get sick. Once a baby falls ill, immediate measures need to be taken for treatment. In fact, traditional Chinese medicine is profound and extensive. Many times, when you have a cold or fever, you only need to massage some corresponding massage to achieve a good fever reducing effect. So what are the massage techniques for babies with cold and fever?
Massage techniques for babies with cold and fever
1. Push and hold the Zhu acupoint: The child lies supine on the bed or in a sitting position, and alternately pushes and holds the Zhu acupoint with their thumbs from bottom to top, also known as opening the Tianmen, 30 to 50 times. The bamboo hole is located in a straight line from the middle of the eyebrows to the front hairline.
2. Rub the temples: The child should sit or lie down, and push the temples directly from front to back with the outer side of both thumbs for 30-50 times. Then rub the acupoint towards the ear with the middle finger for 30-50 times. The temple is located in the depression behind the eyebrows
3. Pushing the Heavenly River Water: The child lies supine on the bed, holding the child's four fingers with one hand, so that the child's palm is facing upwards with the forearm palm, and the index and middle fingers of the other hand are close together. Dip in cool water or olive oil from the Laogong acupoint in the palm, pass through the midpoint of the wrist crease behind the palm, and push in one direction for about 100-200 times. When pushing, the force should be gentle, even, and rhythmic, always from the wrist to the elbow, and should not be operated in reverse.
4. Push Three Passes: The child sits or lies on their back, holding one hand and pushing the other hand from the lateral side of the thumb or the index and middle fingers along the wrist crease towards the elbow, pushing 100-500 times. The three levels are located on the outer edge of the forearm, in a straight line from the wrist crease to the elbow crease.
5. Spinal Back Massage: Lie the child on the bed, with the thumb and index finger facing each other. Use the middle nodes of the index fingers of both hands to lean against the side of the thumb and press against the child's coccyx. Pinch the skin upwards and push it upwards along both sides of the spine until it reaches the Dazhui acupoint. Repeat this process from bottom to top for about 8-10 times.
How to take care of a baby's cold and fever
Firstly, it is necessary to keep the baby's bowel movements unobstructed, whether it is due to cold or fever caused by food accumulation. When a person has a fever, it is particularly easy to consume water, and their stool tends to become drier, making it difficult to pass stool and blocking the body's excretion channels.
Secondly, it is necessary to supplement body fluids. What is body fluid? Tianjin fluid is absorbed and utilized by the body, which is nutritious water such as porridge, rice soup, diluted salt water, etc
Thirdly, keep hands and feet warm. Heat can promote blood circulation. If it gets cold, be sure to heat it up to prevent convulsions!
Fourthly, the diet should be light. When there is a fever, the digestive ability of the intestines and stomach is relatively weak. At this time, greasy foods cannot be eaten. Light and warm foods are easier to absorb!
Fifth: Pay more attention to rest and replenish energy!
Sixth: If the body temperature does not exceed 38 degrees, apply fever reducing patches. If the body temperature exceeds 38 degrees, drink antipyretic medicine!
This article provides a detailed introduction to massage techniques for babies with colds and fevers, as well as how to take care of them. As a baby who has developed a cold and fever, it is best for you to take timely measures to improve the symptoms of the baby's cold and fever. You can use massage to improve it, without taking medicine, which is simple and easy to implement.
