What are the specific symptoms of fever in newborns?

The immunity of newborns is not yet perfect, and they are easily affected by colds and other factors. At this time, they are prone to symptoms of colds and fever. When a child shows symptoms of fever, it is easy to cause crying. When the body fever is more serious, there will be breathing noises. If you do not pay attention and receive timely treatment and conditioning, it is easy to cause pneumonia. Therefore, as a parent, you must take your child to the hospital for examination in time.

1. He keeps crying and it is useless no matter who comforts him.

2. It is difficult to wake up.

3. If someone tries to touch or move the child, he will cry.

4. The neck is stiff and inflexible.

5. Uncontrollable twitching or spasms in the arms, thighs, or other parts of the body.

6. Confusion and strange behavior (seeing or hearing things that are not there, saying strange things or behaving abnormally).

7. There are noises when breathing.

8. Unable to swallow any food and drooling constantly.

9. Purple spots appear on the skin.

10. Skin color is grayish white or dark blue.

11. The pulse is weak but fast and rapid (a child under 1 year old has a pulse of more than 160 beats per minute; a child over 1 year old has a pulse of more than 120 beats per minute).

12. Burning or pain when urinating.

13. There is blood in the stool during diarrhea.

Parents should observe his facial expression, demeanor and actions. A child with a temperature of 100.5°C but a pale, unnaturally quiet complexion may be sicker than a child with a temperature of 100.5°C but still running around the house making a fuss. If a child with a fever shows the following symptoms, see a doctor regardless of the temperature.