What to do if a four-year-old baby has repeated fever

The growth and development of your baby is very important. It is important to have a good body from an early age to reduce the invasion of diseases. Babies under five years old are very fragile. If you don't pay attention, you will get sick. It is understandable that it happens once or twice as an occasional phenomenon, but if it happens too many times, it should attract the attention of family members, because it means that there may be some problem. So today I will tell you what to do if your four-year-old baby has recurring fever.

Children's fever is often caused by infection, the more common causes are viruses, bacteria, mycoplasma, etc. The child has repeated fevers, which may be related to uncontrolled infection. Pay attention to the condition of the throat, check blood routine, determine whether it is a viral infection or a bacterial infection, and give appropriate anti-inflammatory and antiviral drugs. In mild cases, oral medication can be used. If fever recurs after taking oral medication for more than 3 days, it is best to receive intravenous infusion. Babies should pay attention to rest, drink plenty of water and eat a light diet.

If the baby's temperature is below 38.5℃, there is no need to take antipyretics, but other measures can be taken to reduce the temperature.

Do physical cooling!

As soon as her mother discovered that Niu Niu had a fever, she took her temperature, which was 37.5℃. The mother first took off one of Niu Niu's clothes, then gave Niu Niu small amounts of water to drink several times, and opened the window to ventilate. However, at 11:30, Niu Niu's temperature had risen to 38.3℃, so her mother prepared to use physical methods to cool her down.

If your baby's temperature is high but it is not high enough to require antipyretics, physical cooling can be used. The specific method is: wet a towel with warm water, wring it slightly dry, and then wipe the baby's neck, arms, chest, back, thighs and other parts. Wipe the large blood vessels in the elbows, armpits, and neck a few more times until a slight redness appears. Do not use alcohol bath to cool down the baby, because the baby's skin is delicate and alcohol is easily absorbed into the body, which will cause the baby to be irritable and cry.

The body temperature has risen!

By 3pm, Niu Niu's temperature had risen to 39℃. It seemed that I had to give her antipyretic medicine!

If the baby's temperature is above 38.5℃, you can take antipyretics. When giving babies antipyretic drugs, they should be given strictly according to their weight. Commonly used antipyretic drugs for babies include acetaminophen (such as Tylenol, Benadryl) and ibuprofen (such as Motrin, Tonne), which are both antipyretic and analgesic drugs. Acetaminophen has a fast onset of action, strong effect and high safety, so it may be the first choice. Ibuprofen reduces fever quickly and steadily, with the fever-reducing effect lasting for 6 to 8 hours. It is generally used in children over 6 months old. It should be noted that antipyretics are not suitable for babies under 4 months old. Just feed them more water, loosen the blankets, or reduce the amount of clothes to dissipate heat. If the body temperature does not go down, take the baby to the hospital to see a doctor.

The temperature rises again!

More than half an hour after taking the antipyretic medicine, Niu Niu began to sweat and her body temperature dropped to 37.9℃. But after about 3 hours, Niu Niu's body temperature rose again to 39.1℃. The drug instructions say that you need to wait 4 to 6 hours before taking it again. What should I do?

Many mothers encounter this situation. In fact, there is a way to deal with this situation. It is to prepare two drugs with different ingredients, acetaminophen (such as Tylenol) and ibuprofen (such as Motrin) at the same time, and use the two drugs alternately. This can reduce the number of times each drug is used within 24 hours and reduce the side effects of the drugs.

The specific method of taking it is to give the baby ibuprofen 4 hours after using acetaminophen. If the body temperature rises again 6 hours after taking ibuprofen, acetaminophen can be taken again.

Some suggestions on what to do if a four-year-old baby has recurring fever have been given to you. You should remember them after reading them carefully. There is no harm in reading more of them. Especially those related to the baby's health. Don't ignore your baby's physical condition because you don't care. Another thing is to feed your baby more food on a regular basis, anything nutritious and good for the baby. It is the time when you are growing up, and your body is strong, so you will naturally get sick less often.