Is it appropriate to bathe a child with a fever?

Every October, you can see long queues in the pediatric department of the hospital. Upon asking, you will find out that many parents bring their children to see a doctor for fever. Since autumn is the season when bacteria and viruses multiply faster and children's resistance is relatively weak, many children are prone to fever. But after a fever, you will sweat all over, so many parents will ask such a question, is it appropriate for children to take a bath when they have a fever? Let's take a look together!

Taking a warm bath when you have a fever is a good physical way to reduce fever.

Many elderly people cannot accept the practice of bathing babies when they already have a fever, as they think that the illness will become more serious due to the cold. The elderly’s concerns are not without reason, but if you adjust the ambient temperature properly to ensure that the baby does not catch a cold, and use a bath to physically reduce the baby’s fever, the effect will be very good.

When your baby has a fever, if the temperature has not exceeded 38.5℃, or if the temperature rises between two doses of antipyretic medicine, you can consider giving your baby a warm water bath. Mothers can close the bathroom, do not open the window, and use air conditioning or heating to adjust the bathroom to a suitable temperature. The water temperature for a warm bath should be between 37℃ and 40℃, which means you can use your hand to feel the water temperature is slightly cool. The time should be controlled within 10-15 minutes. Observe the water temperature at any time. If the water is cold, add some hot water in time. After washing, dry your baby's body, dress him/her, or wrap him/her in a bath towel before leaving the bathroom.

When your baby has a high fever, you can make an ice pillow for him to use as a pillow, which is both comfortable and effective. Go to the hospital and buy an ice pack (not a hot water bottle). Pour the ice into a basin, break it into small pieces, rinse off the edges with water, put them into an ice bag, add 50 to 100 ml of water (do not fill it up, 2/3 full will be enough), expel the air, clamp the bag, wrap it with cloth or towel and place it under the baby's head and neck as a pillow. When the ice cubes melt, you can replace them and the baby's body temperature will drop soon.

The above paragraphs have answered the above questions very well. I believe that friends who have read them carefully will have a more accurate conclusion in their minds. In fact, we must first understand that children's fever is also a reflex protection of their own body, so parents should not be too anxious and give their children some antipyretics indiscriminately, which will instead reduce their own immunity. Of course, if the high fever does not subside, you should seek medical attention immediately.