What should I do if my baby has a fever?

Parents must be distressed when their baby has a fever, but don’t worry. First find out what causes the child’s fever, and then take appropriate measures to deal with it. If children are frequently given intravenous drips or take medications at such a young age, it will lead to low immunity and damage to the body. Below are two factors that cause fever and their treatment methods. I hope this helps you all.

If a newborn baby has a fever, parents should conduct a preliminary assessment of the baby's fever to distinguish whether the fever is caused by environmental factors or disease factors.

1. Environmental factors: Environmental factors cause fever in newborn babies. The most common reason is excessive warmth preservation: such as too many clothes and too many blankets. When the indoor temperature is close to 30℃, if the mother does not have enough breast milk, the baby's milk intake will decrease, which will cause dehydration in the newborn and lead to fever.

2. Disease factors: If a newborn baby has a fever accompanied by slow reaction, pale complexion, loss of appetite, and cold hands and feet, this is a fever caused by disease factors.

What to do if your baby has a fever

1. Fever caused by environmental factors: Appropriately lower the ambient temperature (the suitable room temperature for newborn babies is 22-25℃), loosen the quilt or add more water, and the baby's body temperature can return to normal.

2. Fever caused by disease factors: It is best for parents to send the baby to the hospital for examination in time. During transfer, the baby does not need to be wrapped too tightly and can use a cold water bag as a pillow on the head. When the body temperature exceeds 39℃, you can first give a warm water bath or warm water sponge bath at home. The water temperature should be 33℃-35℃, and the sponge bathing areas should be the forehead, limbs, groin and armpits. Avoid using alcohol for bathing to prevent the body temperature from dropping sharply, even below 35℃, which will cause adverse effects.

If you are sick, you should seek medical attention immediately. Otherwise, if treatment is delayed, the fever may cause unpredictable effects. Give your child more hot water to drink, don’t let him catch cold, and always pay attention to his mood, reaction and facial expression. Don't let him develop a more serious illness because of his parents' mistakes. Children are so fragile. I hope every baby grows up healthy and happy.