Babies are one of the most vulnerable groups to problems, and many young babies are most prone to catching colds and fever during the transition between autumn and winter. Many parents, once they notice their baby has a fever, feel like they are facing a big enemy and hope to lower their baby's body temperature as soon as possible. So what should I do if my baby catches a cold and has a fever?
Actually, catching a cold and having a fever in babies is a common problem, and some may be caused by viral infections. Fever is the result of a baby's immune system battling against the virus after being infected with it. Therefore, there is no need to rush to cool down the baby as soon as they notice a fever. In fact, sometimes a baby's fever can improve on its own after a period of time.
If it is found that the baby's fever has not reached 38.5 degrees, it is completely possible to physically cool down, such as wearing less clothes for the baby, using alcohol to wipe the body for the baby, or using cold compress to cool down the baby.
Once a baby's fever reaches 38.5 degrees or above, it is considered a high fever. Babies with high fever are most prone to problems, so once a high fever is detected, it is necessary to seek medical treatment in a timely manner and ask the doctor to help lower the baby's body temperature. You can take antipyretic medicine or get antipyretic injections.
You should know that a fever itself indicates that there is a virus in the baby's body, so the fever will recur, go down, come up again, go down again, come up again. You must know that this situation is a very normal one, there is no need to be nervous, just do a good job of daily care.
