Is it useful to apply onions to the soles of a baby’s feet when he has a fever?

Fever is caused by disease, which is the case in most cases, so when fever symptoms appear, you can choose to treat it with medication or physical cooling methods. In life, some babies will also show symptoms of fever, and parents must deal with them correctly at this time. There are many traditional methods in the folks that can also treat fever. So, is it useful to apply onions to the soles of the baby's feet when the baby has a fever?

Applying onions to the soles of your feet is a good method.

Cut the onion into two thin slices, place them on the soles of the child's feet, and wrap them with socks. This can help reduce fever to a certain extent. However, parents should always pay attention to the soles of the baby's feet for very young children to avoid excessive irritation from the onion, which may cause discomfort to the baby!

Then there are some other physical methods to introduce to parents below:

1. Hot covering fontanelle method: Cover the child's front fontanelle with the palm of your hand until the head sweats slightly. The temperature will drop quickly, and then feed some warm water. The fastest time, I was sweating in 15 minutes.

Tip: This is suitable for children under one and a half years old whose fontanelles have not yet closed. Older children can also use ice patches on their foreheads to physically cool down.

2. Drink ginger, brown sugar and scallion water: Fever caused by cold is accompanied by cold hands and feet, white tongue coating and light urine. Give your baby ginger and brown sugar water to dispel the cold. You can also add 2 to 3 one-inch long pieces of green onion to achieve a better sweating effect.

Tip: This method is effective for colds caused by wind and cold, as well as colds in autumn and winter, and can drive away the wind and cold. In the early stages of a cold, if the only symptoms are runny nose and nasal congestion, this method can also be used to relieve the symptoms.

3. Rub the soles of the feet and limbs: Usually rub the soles of the baby's feet first, then rub the calves, then rub the hands, arms, and back, and finally rub the child's ears to warm them up, and then rub the Baihui acupoint. After a while, the baby will sweat and his body temperature will drop.

Tip: Use diluted alcohol to rub the soles of your feet and the pulsating areas of the large arteries in your limbs. Don't massage too fast or too hard, and give your child more warm water.