What should I do if my 7-month-old baby has a fever?

Although the baby is already seven months old and has even learned to walk and babble, the baby's body at this time is still easily affected by the outside world. For example, if you go out to play when the weather is cold, you may easily catch a cold. If parents do not discover it in time, it will cause a more serious fever. So, what should I do if my 7-month-old baby has a fever?

When a 7-month-old baby has a fever, parents need to reduce the baby's body temperature in time and send the baby to the hospital for treatment in time. This will provide good protection for all aspects of the baby's body and prevent other problems from occurring.

The nervous system of infants and young children is not yet fully developed, so they are prone to high fever or have their body temperature rise rapidly after taking medicine to reduce the fever. To this end, parents should have a basic understanding. In addition to treating and caring for sick children according to doctor's orders, parents should also learn and master some necessary knowledge to identify diseases.

1. Pay attention to your child’s mental state. If the child has a high fever but is in good spirits, and can still laugh and play after taking medicine to reduce the fever, and is almost the same as usual, it means that the child's condition is not serious and he or she can be rest assured to recuperate at home. If the child is listless, tired, and has a dull expression, it indicates that the child is seriously ill and should be taken to the hospital immediately.

2. Observe the child’s complexion. If the child's complexion is normal or flushed, you can rest assured to take care of him at home; if his complexion is dull, yellow, blue, or purple, and his eyes are dull, it means that the condition is serious and he should be sent to the hospital.

3. Observe whether the child has severe, projectile vomiting. If so, it indicates a brain disease, and the child should go to the hospital.

4. Check whether there is any rash on the skin. If there is, it indicates an infectious disease or drug allergy. Check whether the skin is purple or cool. If there is, it indicates circulatory failure. In both cases, you need to go to the hospital again.

5. Observe whether the child has abdominal pain and bloody stools. Abdominal pain that does not allow massage indicates acute abdomen, and bloody stools indicate dysentery, etc., and you must go to the hospital.