Although fever is a form of protection for the human body, occasional fever can have certain benefits for adults. But if the baby has a fever and is sick, it can be quite troublesome. Because children's medication use is also divided into age groups, and the amount of medication used is also very particular. So what's going on with the baby's fever staying around 38?
What's going on with the baby's fever staying around 38
Fever is a response of the human body to resist diseases. Fever can greatly enhance the defense function of children and create favorable conditions for the recovery of inflammation. So when a baby has a fever, as long as the baby is in good spirits and the body temperature does not exceed 39.5 ℃, parents can handle it themselves. However, it should be noted that babies born within one month and those with severe malnutrition may experience a decrease in body temperature during fever, possibly below 35 ℃, which is very dangerous and should be promptly taken to the hospital for treatment. A characteristic of fever in children is that if their hands and feet are cold and their complexion is pale, it indicates that their body temperature will continue to rise; Once a child's hands and feet become warm and sweat, their body temperature can be controlled and quickly cooled down.
What methods can parents take when their child has a fever
1. Before the age of one and a half, the baby's fontanelle is not completely closed. Parents should cover the baby's fontanelle with their palms after the baby falls asleep (preferably the father, as men have a lot of heat and babies are prone to sweating) until the baby sweats slightly. At this point, the baby's nose is open, breathing is balanced, and the temperature drops. Wake up the baby again and feed him more warm water or brown sugar water.
2. Most babies have a fever due to catching a cold. If a baby has cold hands and feet, white tongue coating, pale complexion, and light urine color when they have a fever, parents can use ginger brown sugar water to dispel the cold, and add 2-3 segments of one inch long scallion white to the water. Scallion white has a sweating effect.
3. If a child has a fever and their hands and feet are not cold, their complexion is red, their throat is sore and painful, their tongue coating is yellow or red, their urine is yellow and has a strong odor, and their eyes are red, it indicates that the child has severe internal heat. They should not drink ginger brown sugar water, but should drink a large amount of warm water or add a small amount of salt to the water. Only by drinking plenty of water and urinating regularly can the heat in the body be expelled through urine, and the baby's body temperature will decrease.
4. After a baby has a cold and fever, it can affect the function of the digestive system and reduce appetite. So babies should eat some light porridge and noodles after getting sick.
What's going on with the baby's fever staying around 38? Fever is the body's response to resist diseases. If the baby's fever temperature does not exceed 39, then they can solve it themselves. But if it exceeds 39 degrees, it is necessary to go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible to avoid serious harm to the baby. But during this period, parents must not use drugs indiscriminately for their babies.
