How to care for your baby with viral cold and fever

Viral cold is a disease that babies are more likely to get. I believe most people have encountered this situation. How should we take care of our baby when he has a viral cold and fever? I think this must be an issue that many mothers are very concerned about. Today I will introduce to you the care methods for babies when they have viral colds and fevers. Let’s find out together.

Here are some tips for you to detect your baby’s fever early, so you can be more comfortable dealing with your baby’s fever.

1. Touch: Touch your baby's hands and the back of his neck frequently to know whether his body temperature is normal or not. More importantly, you can understand whether his clothes are appropriate. Wearing too much or too little is not good for his health and comfort. Once you know your baby's normal body temperature, you will be able to immediately detect if your baby has a fever. You can use your hands to roughly feel the baby's abnormal body temperature. You can touch the baby's forehead with yours. If you can obviously feel that the baby's forehead is hotter than yours, then the baby is most likely having a fever.

2 Look: If the baby's face is flushed, lips are dry and hot, he cries and is restless, or has no appetite, the baby may have a fever. When you have a fever, your body consumes a lot of water. If your baby's urine is less than usual and the urine is yellow and dark in color, your baby's body temperature may also be high.

3. Measurement: Measuring body temperature with a thermometer is the most accurate. It is usually more accurate to measure the baby's rectal temperature with a rectal thermometer (normal body temperature is 37℃~38℃). You can also measure the baby's armpit or neck (normal body temperature is 36℃-37℃). The measured rectal temperature should be subtracted by 0.5℃, and the armpit and neck temperature should be added by 0.5℃. The resulting degree is the baby's current body temperature. In this way, you can know the baby's accurate body temperature and whether he has a fever. It is best not to use an oral temperature meter to measure the body temperature of preschool babies to avoid accidents.

Physiological increase in body temperature

When you find your baby has a fever, don't panic. You should first find out whether the baby has a pathological fever or a physiological fever, and then take the correct measures. The physiological fever is:

If a baby wears too much or covers himself too thickly, his body temperature will rise, especially for newborn babies. As long as these factors are eliminated, the baby's body temperature will return to normal.

Vigorous activities, mental stress, emotional excitement, eating, defecation, etc. can all cause the baby's body temperature to temporarily rise.

Weak constitution, hunger, long periods of inactivity or poor warmth keeping can cause the baby's body temperature to be temporarily low.

If the baby's body temperature fluctuates temporarily with a small amplitude, and the baby's overall condition is good, especially his mental state is good, and there is nothing abnormal, it may just be a physiological phenomenon, not a disease, so just keep a close eye on him.

The above content is an introduction to how to care for babies with viral colds and fevers. I believe that after reading the above content, everyone must know how to take care of a sick baby. I hope everyone can take good care of their children, keep them away from diseases, and have a healthy and happy childhood.