How to deal with a baby with a fever and low energy

In real life, babies may often suffer from fever due to various reasons. Moreover, each fever is usually accompanied by different symptoms. Most of the time, babies will be listless when they have a fever, and their appetite will be poor when they have a fever. Parents are very worried and scared. So, what are the methods to solve the symptoms of baby having fever and lack of energy? Let’s learn about it below.

Faced with this situation, generally speaking, it is supported not to use medication, and it is even more impossible to hang an IV. For fever, it is usually treated by using a fever-reducing patch to physically reduce the temperature of the baby, wearing less clothes, and drinking more water. You must drink more water. Provide a comfortable cooling environment, place the baby in a quiet, cool, well-ventilated place, wear cool and breathable clothes, and avoid using a blanket to cause sweating. Replenish water and electrolytes in time to keep bowel movements and bladder function smooth. Give your baby nutritious, light, and easily digestible food.

For babies under one and a half years old, the anterior fontanelle has not completely closed. After the baby falls asleep, parents can cover the baby's anterior fontanelle with the palm of their hands until the baby's head sweats slightly. At this time, the baby's nose is unblocked, the breathing is stable, and the temperature has dropped. At this time, parents can wake up the baby and feed him more warm water or brown sugar water, and the baby will soon recover. After practice, many parents found that several colds and fevers were cured using this method. The shortest one took only 15 minutes, and the longest one took an hour and a half before the baby's head was sweating. Therefore, when covering the baby's anterior fontanelle with the palm of your hand, parents must not be anxious. It is best for the baby's father to do it. Men have high temperatures and babies are prone to sweating.

For babies over 2 years old, parents can help them massage. First rub the soles of the child's feet to draw the heat downwards. After the feet are warm, rub the calves, up and down. After the calves are warm, rub the baby's hands, arms, back and ears. Finally, rub the Baihui point in the center of the top of the baby's head. Parents should not use too much force when massaging their baby. They should rub gently and not too fast. They should rub slowly and gently. They should not be in a hurry. While rubbing, they should let the baby drink more warm water.

If the baby's fever does not go away, you can wipe the baby's whole body with warm water, rub the baby's skin with a towel until it turns red and warm, and let the baby's body dissipate the heat on its own. If the baby's hands and feet are still cold, it means that he has caught a severe cold. Parents can give the baby ginger, brown sugar and scallion water to drink several times in a row. After this treatment, the baby's temperature will most likely cool down. Parents need to note that when drinking scallion, ginger and brown sugar water plus massage to treat fever, they should drink the scallion, ginger and brown sugar water first and then massage.

Even though the baby has a fever and is listless, medication is generally not considered because medication can have significant side effects on the baby. In order to solve this problem, parents can provide appropriate care for their babies, which can generally provide timely and effective relief. At the same time, when your baby has a fever, you should give them more warm water, which is also helpful for their recovery.