What should I do if my three-month-old baby has a fever of 38.4?

A child's fever is a very serious fever. It is a very serious condition for the baby. On the one hand, we must actively reduce the temperature and at the same time go to the hospital for treatment in time. Here I would like to talk about a situation where a parent used medical alcohol to reduce the temperature of his baby when he had a fever, which eventually led to the death of the child. Therefore, it is important to note that for babies, if you want to reduce the temperature at home, you must use warm water. So what should you do if a three-month-old baby has a fever of 38.4?

Fever is an "alarm" that indicates that there is a problem with the body and that medical attention needs to be sought promptly. The baby's normal armpit temperature should be 36℃~37℃. As long as it exceeds 37.4℃, it is a fever.

There are usually two causes of fever in children, one is disease factors and the other is non-disease factors. As the name suggests, non-disease factors mainly refer to fever caused by external environmental influences, including high temperature, too many clothes, too little water, water loss (sweating), etc. These are more common in younger children.

However, the baby's body temperature often fluctuates due to certain factors. For example, in the evening, the baby's body temperature is often higher than in the early morning; the baby's body temperature will also rise temporarily after eating, crying, or exercising; if the baby's clothes are too thick, the room temperature is too high, etc., the baby's body temperature will also rise.

If your baby has this temporary, minor temperature fluctuation, it usually shouldn't be a problem as long as he's in good general condition, active, and has no other signs or symptoms.

When a baby has a fever, there are two main methods of cooling down commonly used clinically: physical cooling and drug cooling. No matter what method is used to help the baby cool down, it should be decided based on the baby's age, physical condition and degree of fever.

It is generally not advisable to use drugs to reduce fever in neonates; for fever caused by general infections in infants and young children, it is best to use appropriate physical cooling measures first. However, it is not advisable to use cold compresses and alcohol baths to cool down children with rash diseases such as measles, so as to avoid irritating the skin and affecting the outbreak of the rash.

If you use medication to reduce fever, be careful not to use too large a dose, so as to avoid causing the baby to sweat too much and cause collapse or electrolyte imbalance. There are many types of antipyretic drugs commonly used in pediatrics. No matter which antipyretic agent is used, it must be done under the guidance of a doctor.

For the problem of high fever in three-month-old babies, on the one hand, they should go to the hospital for treatment in time, but at the same time, they should also learn how to provide home care to cool down the baby. In addition, go to the hospital for relevant examinations to find out the cause of the high fever so that symptomatic treatment can be given. For babies, since they are still infants, if they are given cooling treatment at home, they must use appropriate methods.