Can I give my child a bath when he has a fever?

Because babies have weak body resistance, they often have fever. Parents are particularly worried at this time. Fever tends to recur frequently, so everyone must pay attention to taking good care of the baby during the fever. When babies have a fever, they must be careful not to catch a cold, otherwise the fever will become more and more serious, so many parents want to know whether they can take a bath when their children have a fever!

1. Drink more warm water, vegetable juice and fruit juice. Let your baby drink more water and replenish body fluids. This is the most basic method of reducing fever. It is very effective and practical and suitable for all babies with fever. Do not give your baby cold water, because fever is often accompanied by gastrointestinal symptoms and cough, and drinking cold water will aggravate these accompanying symptoms. Give your baby warm water.

2. Warm water bath, that is, wipe the whole body with a warm water towel. This is a great way to cool down any baby who has a fever. The water temperature should be between 32 and 34 degrees Celsius, and each wiping time should be more than 10 minutes. The key areas to wipe are the skin folds, such as the neck, armpits, elbows, groin, etc.

3. Warm water bath: The water temperature should be about 3-4℃ lower than the child's body temperature, and each bath should last for 5-10 minutes. Many parents think that babies should not be bathed when they have a fever. In fact, on the contrary, giving babies a warm bath can help cool them down. A warm bath is suitable for all babies with a fever.

4. Low-temperature chamber method: Place the sick child in an environment with a room temperature of about 24°C to slowly lower the body temperature. In order to allow the skin to come into contact with the outside air and help cool down, people need to wear less clothes. If conditions permit, use air conditioning to lower the room temperature. This method is suitable for babies under 1 month old, especially in summer. Just open the baby's clothes and put him in a cool place, his body temperature will slowly drop.

If the child's body temperature is not very high, then you can lower it by following the physical methods mentioned above. However, if the parents have already used physical cooling methods and the baby's temperature is still over 38, then you should consider whether to give the child some antipyretic drugs. You should also have some antipyretic patches at home.

The above points can answer the question of whether children can take a bath when they have a fever. When a child has a fever, his body temperature rises. Although local cooling can effectively relieve high fever, if the body catches cold, the fever will become more and more serious. Therefore, it is not recommended to bathe the baby during a fever. If you must bathe, choose a warm water bath.