What to do if your six-month-old baby has repeated fever

The baby's health is something that every parent is very concerned about. But in real life, no matter how carefully we take care of our babies, they will still get sick and have fever. In fact, getting sick is something that will happen to each of us. As long as we take the correct measures, we will usually recover after the illness, and the same is true for babies. So what should we do if our six-month-old baby has recurring fever? Let’s take a look together!

The normal body temperature of the human body is 36-37℃. 37-38℃ is a low fever, 38-39℃ is a moderate fever, above 39℃ is a high fever, and above 40℃ is an extremely high fever. Young mothers do not need to panic when they find that their children have a fever. They can take some emergency measures at home in time to relieve the symptoms.

Every family should have a thermometer and antipyretics for emergency use. Children with fever should have their temperature measured every 1-2 hours. It is not advisable to use antipyretics when the child's temperature is below 38.5℃; when the temperature exceeds 38.5℃, physical therapy such as cooling patches or ice compresses can be used to reduce the temperature, or children's cooling tablets can be taken in appropriate amounts; when the temperature exceeds 39℃, the child should stay in bed, open the quilt or loosen the clothes to expose the skin, place an ice pack or a cold wet towel on the head, and go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible; in the event of high fever convulsions, the child will have eyes staring or rising, loss of consciousness, unresponsiveness to calls, cyanosis of the lips, face and body, and convulsions of the limbs. Parents should immediately press the child's "Ren Zhong" acupoint (at the midpoint of the nasolabial groove), and continue strong stimulation for 1-3 minutes until the child cries, and then use the above method to quickly reduce the temperature, and also go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment immediately. When babies under six months old have a high fever, they generally do not receive antipyretic injections or take antipyretic medicine. The best way to reduce the temperature is a warm water bath. Regardless of whether the fever subsides after emergency treatment, the child should be taken to the hospital for treatment.

The above content introduces in detail how to deal with repeated fevers in babies. Mothers can handle it according to the baby's physical condition. When the baby first has a fever, as long as it is not a high fever, mothers can use physical cooling methods to lower the baby's body temperature. If the baby's condition is very serious, it is recommended to go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time.