How to reduce fever in children at night

It is not uncommon for children to have a fever at night. Some inexperienced parents will panic. In fact, when a child has a fever in the middle of the night, if it is not serious, we can help her reduce the fever through some physical cooling methods. We can wipe the child's head, armpits, limbs, etc. with a wet towel, or use some children's antipyretic drugs or antipyretic suppositories.

1. Wipe with warm water or take a warm bath: Wipe the child's head, armpits, limbs with a warm and wet towel or take a warm bath, scrub the skin more to promote heat dissipation.

2. Foot soaking can promote blood circulation, relieve discomfort, and lower the baby's body temperature. You can use a large basin or a small bucket to soak your feet. Pour 2/3 of the basin with water. The water temperature should be slightly higher than usual, based on what your baby can adapt to. When soaking the baby's feet, the mother can rub the baby's two little feet, which can not only dilate the blood vessels but also relieve the discomfort caused by fever.

3. Ice compress: You can use a small amount of ice compress appropriately and apply ice or cold compress on the baby’s head or large blood vessels. But be sure to wrap a layer of cloth around the ice bag to prevent local frostbite on the baby's skin, and babies under 6 months old should not be given ice compresses. There is still much controversy about the pros and cons of this approach. It is generally believed that ice compresses do more harm than good, because they may cause the capillaries in the baby's skin to contract, hindering heat dissipation and causing the body temperature to be higher. Especially if accompanied by chills or shivering, ice compresses should not be used.

4. Apply wet compress with a warm towel. Wipe the baby's limbs with a warm towel, or apply a wet towel to the forehead to help reduce fever.

5. For medication to reduce fever, generally choose cooling patches or cooling suppositories. You can also choose oral solution or granule dosage forms. For infants under 1 year old, it is best to use drops because the drug concentration in drops is small and less irritating.

6. Feed your baby water repeatedly and try to let your baby rest in bed. While taking the above-mentioned antipyretic measures for children with fever, you should closely observe the baby's other conditions, such as whether he or she has a cough, his or her mental state, etc. If the temperature is too high, go to the hospital for treatment.