What should I do if my 11-month-old child has a fever?

Fever is a very common physiological phenomenon. Many diseases may cause fever. Although fever is a manifestation of the body's immunity, if the high fever persists, it will cause great harm and damage to the body. When a child has a fever, the most important goal of treatment is to quickly help the child reduce the temperature. So how should a fever in an 11-month-old child be treated?

If a baby's fever reaches 39 degrees, it can easily affect the health of the brain. If not treated in time, it will affect the baby's intellectual development. This is an issue that cannot be ignored. We should respond to our baby's fever problem scientifically and deal with it in a timely manner.

Wet towel

When the baby has a fever, it is necessary to help the baby dissipate heat in time. At this time, the mother can use a wet towel to wipe the baby's body. For example, we can choose to wipe the baby's armpits and back. Although the effect of helping the baby dissipate heat is not obvious, it can make the baby feel more comfortable.

ice bag

When your baby has a fever, you can use an ice pack to cool him down. You can put an ice pack on your baby's forehead, but remember to put a thin towel under the ice pack to prevent your baby's skin from being exposed to too strong cold stimulation. Or we don’t have to just put ice packs on the forehead, we can also put them on the baby’s neck, hands, etc.

Drug cooling

When physical cooling methods have no effect, we can also use medication to cool down under the guidance of a doctor. For example, you can use a cooling patch and stick it on the baby's forehead or belly button. This kind of cooling patch can be stored in the refrigerator and taken out when needed. Or you can put the medicine on the baby's anus. This kind of medicine has stronger efficacy and is better at helping the baby cool down. However, it can easily cause diarrhea in the baby, so you need to pay attention to this.

The article introduces some methods that can help reduce fever. Physical cooling is the first method to be considered. If the temperature does not exceed 39 degrees, physical methods can be used to reduce the temperature. However, if the temperature has exceeded 39 degrees, then medication is needed to force cooling down to avoid damage to the brain and nerves caused by high fever.