Baby's hands and feet are cold and body is hot

The baby's cold hands and feet and fever are mostly symptoms that cannot be ignored. Cold hands and feet mean that the child's physique is too poor, which causes cold air to enter the blood and cannot circulate normally. In addition, the child does not wear enough and catches a cold, which are all reasons for the cold body. Fever is also caused by fever, and it cannot be ruled out that the cold hands and feet are caused by fever.

We should not ignore the cold hands and feet of our baby, because some diseases will cause similar symptoms, so we must find out the cause first.

Reasons why babies have cold hands and feet:

1. Poor ability to regulate body temperature: Babies find it difficult to regulate their body temperature in an overly cold or overheated environment, which affects blood circulation.

2. The baby is not wearing enough: When the weather is cold, if the baby is not wearing enough, he will feel cold and his hands and feet will naturally become cold.

3. Caused by disease: If the baby has symptoms such as fever, anemia, malnutrition, etc., he may also have cold hands and feet.

If you find your child's temperature is a little high, don't rush to reduce the fever, take your baby to the hospital, or ask the doctor to give you a fever-reducing injection!

The baby's temperature seems a little high, and it looks like the baby has a fever! When a child has a fever, as long as he is in good spirits and active, he does not need to be sent to the doctor immediately. Parents only need to take the baby's temperature at any time and observe the temperature changes. Then see your pediatrician for a checkup and treatment of the cause of the fever, cough, runny nose, diarrhea, or vomiting.

When the body temperature is greater than 38°C (rectal temperature, ear temperature), it is called a fever. It is a normal physiological reaction of the human body and also a warning signal from the body, reminding us that "the baby may be sick."

Many parents mistakenly believe that fever is harmful and that a fever that lasts too long may damage the baby's brain. But generally speaking, a fever below 41°C will not cause direct damage to the brain nerve tissue, so there is no need to be overly nervous.

There is a saying among the people that "burned the brain". In fact, burned brain is not simply caused by fever, but because the baby suffers from diseases such as encephalitis and meningitis. Generally speaking, fever is just a symptom of these diseases, and what really affects the brain is a serious brain infection.

Fever is a warning sign that children are sick, and it is also an automatic response of the body to improve resistance. The key to treating fever is to first explore what disease is causing it, and then treat it, rather than immediately reducing the fever to normal body temperature. Although appropriate antipyretics can alleviate the discomfort of fever and illness, it cannot shorten the course of the disease. Mild fever can enhance the effectiveness of the immune system. Therefore, fever is not entirely a bad thing!

If a baby has a fever, he or she may have many uncomfortable symptoms, such as: flushing, coughing, general fatigue, soreness, dizziness, headache, vomiting, abdominal pain, drowsiness, poor activity, loss of appetite, noisy, restless, crying, etc., which make the mother feel very distressed. However, some babies do not show any abnormal symptoms when they have a fever. Some babies' fever may be mistaken by their elders as teething and thus ignored.

If your baby's temperature is high, it is recommended that mothers make an objective assessment first, such as whether the baby has just finished a hot bath, or the weather is too hot, the baby is wearing too many clothes, the indoor ventilation is poor, the baby has just drunk a hot drink, etc. Wait about half an hour before taking the child's temperature again. There will usually be a difference of 1℃~1.5℃. After excluding the above reasons, consider whether you need to go to the hospital.