Detailed explanation of why a six-month-old baby has a fever and cold hands and feet

Many parents have found that when their baby has a fever, the whole body is hot, but when they touch the baby's hands and feet, they find that they are cold, and they wonder if their child has no fever? In fact, this is not the case, because there are certain reasons for the cold hands and feet of a six-month-old baby when he has a fever. So the following will introduce to you what is going on when a six-month-old baby has a fever and his hands and feet are cold? What should I do?

1. Having a fever but cold hands and feet is a phenomenon of false cold and true heat , which is especially common in children under 3 years old. This is mainly because babies (especially infants) have less blood in their limbs than in their internal organs. Due to insufficient blood supply to their limbs, they are more likely to feel cold than adults. In addition, the baby's nervous system is not yet fully developed, and the autonomic nerves responsible for managing vasodilation and contraction are prone to disorder, causing the small blood vessels at the ends of the limbs to be in a spasmodic contraction state and become cold when the high fever first occurs.

2. Some parents do not understand this situation . Once they find that the baby's limbs are cold, they mistakenly think that the baby has caught a cold and is afraid of the cold, so they immediately wrap the baby tightly. As a result, the baby's body temperature cannot be dissipated in time and keeps rising, and even high fever and convulsions occur.

3. If your baby has a fever, you can give him some warm water and keep the room ventilated. Usually cold hands and feet are a precursor to fever. If your baby's fever does not exceed 38.5℃, it is recommended to use only physical cooling. If it exceeds 38.5℃, take antipyretics first to prevent the baby from developing bronchitis and pneumonia. Then go to the hospital to do a routine blood test for the baby to check for inflammation. If the baby has other discomforts, it is recommended to see a doctor to see if there is any inflammation or something, and it would be better to prescribe some medicine for the baby to take.

After reading the above content, I believe parents should have known why a six-month-old baby has a fever and cold hands and feet, right? In addition, it may also be due to the influence of environmental factors, so parents need to pay more attention.