What should I do if my eight-month-old baby has a fever and diarrhea?

The baby's body is much more important than ours, because the baby cannot take good care of himself. We may not be serious when taking care of the children, which will cause the children to get sick frequently. It is also because the child's body resistance is not good. Parents are young and have no experience. Many times, even if we are very serious, the baby will get sick. But what if the baby has a fever and diarrhea at eight months old? Let’s take a look together!

Help your baby cool down physically. If your baby has a fever, first put a cooling patch on his forehead to help lower his body temperature. If it does not exceed 38.5°C, there is no need to rush to take antipyretics. If the fever exceeds this level, give your baby antipyretics under the guidance of a doctor.

Keep your baby calm. If your baby has diarrhea, you should first calm the baby down and don't let the baby cry out of fear, as this will aggravate the condition. Then distract your baby so that he doesn't feel uncomfortable.

Clean your baby's bottom in time. The baby's buttocks may become red and painful due to diarrhea. Parents should wash the baby's buttocks in time after the baby has a bowel movement. Try to wash it with warm water and do not rub it hard with paper, as it will hurt the baby. If your butt is very red, you can apply some erythromycin eye ointment after washing and drying it.

Supply water according to the situation. If the baby still has a high fever and diarrhea after the above treatment, you should consider whether it is acute enteritis or other diseases. You should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time, and don't delay the disease. Administer fluids according to doctor's instructions.

Regardless of whether the diarrhea is caused by bacterial infection or viral infection, in addition to medication, parents should also adjust their children's diet, give them light and easy-to-digest food or liquid food, and avoid eating cold, spicy or greasy food.

Through the above article, we know what to do if the baby is eight months old and has a fever and diarrhea. This is an issue we should understand because our baby is the hope of a family. If the child is sick, the whole family will be anxious. We still want the child to grow up healthily, so we should take good care of the child and let the child grow up healthily and happily.