Why do children always have fever at night?

When a child has a fever, the adults are the ones who worry the most, especially late at night. If the child has a fever very late, the adults will be extremely worried and unable to sleep. In addition, the nearby pharmacies may not be open, so parents have to go to the hospital for treatment with great difficulty. So what is the reason why children always have fever at night? Why does this happen? Let me give you a detailed introduction below.

Many mothers are always in a panic when their children have a fever. They have no idea what to do when their children have a fever. They are definitely not competent mothers. When faced with the question of what to do if a child has a fever, the mother should first adopt physical cooling methods.

1. Physical cooling

When the baby has a fever, the most important thing the mother needs to do at this time is to lower the baby's body temperature as soon as possible. If the fever continues, it is likely to damage the nerves, resulting in the occurrence of post-fever sequelae. When you are sure that there is no direct cold wind, you should help your baby take off excess clothes or loosen his clothes to help dissipate heat. Alternatively, the mother can also wipe the baby's body with 35%-45% alcohol or warm water, which will also help dissipate heat in the body and achieve the purpose of reducing fever.

When wiping with alcohol or warm water, you should try to wipe more areas where large blood vessels are distributed, such as the forehead, neck, armpits, groin and thighs, etc. This can also have a good cooling effect.

2. Treat the symptoms

If the baby's fever is severe, at this time, in addition to using physical cooling methods to help the baby reduce the fever, the mother can also let the baby take some antipyretic drugs to achieve the purpose of reducing the fever. But mothers should pay attention when feeding medicine. There are many causes of fever in children. Therefore, do not give your baby medicine casually if the cause is unknown.

"All medicines are poisonous to some extent." If mothers abuse drugs, it is very likely to damage the liver and kidney functions of children. It will also increase the resistance of pathogens to drugs, which is not conducive to the health of children. Therefore, if your baby has a severe high fever, you must pay attention at this time and take symptomatic medication under the guidance of a doctor to achieve the effect of reducing fever.

3. Drink more water

When your baby has a fever, you should make him drink as much water as possible regardless of whether he likes to drink water or not. If your baby really doesn't like to drink water, you can use freshly squeezed juice instead. This can consume excess water and calories in the body through frequent urination, thereby achieving the purpose of reducing fever. However, you must make sure that the juice is freshly squeezed. Most bottled juices sold in supermarkets contain a lot of artificial coloring and saccharin. Drinking too much is not good for the baby's health.

When facing the question of what to do when a child has a fever, the mother must pay special attention to the fact that the baby's diet must be light during the fever, and it is best to focus on light and easily digestible food, such as porridge, soup, noodles, etc.

In fact, there are many reasons why children always have fever at night, especially if they have fever at night but not during the day, it is easier to determine the answer. Generally speaking, it may be that the child covers himself with too many quilts at night, causing the fever. It may also be that he is sick, and his immune function is fighting against bacteria and viruses at night. At this time, you must take him for a check-up.