Baby has fever and convulsions while sleeping

When a person has a fever, cooling down the body is the most important thing. If the body temperature is not lowered, it is possible that the body temperature will be too high and damage some nerves inside the body. When a baby has a fever, not only physical cooling but also medication is needed to reduce the temperature. Also, when the baby has a fever, parents must give them enough sleep. But what happened if my baby had convulsions while sleeping because of a fever?

When the baby has a fever, it is very important to cool the baby down physically in time. At this time, dynamic temperature measurement and detection should be carried out, and the temperature should be measured every hour. If the baby's temperature does not exceed 38 degrees, then only certain physical cooling is needed. You can use a hot and wet towel to apply to the baby's forehead, back and limbs, which has a good cooling effect.

If the baby's fever temperature exceeds 38.5 degrees, it means that the baby has symptoms of high fever, which will cause great harm to the baby's health. The child should be taken to the hospital for examination and treatment in time. Certain antipyretics must be used to reduce the fever, because the baby's persistent high fever will often cause multiple complications, such as pneumonia, and even meningitis and other diseases.

When cooling the baby physically, you should also be careful. Some parents like to use cotton balls dipped in alcohol to cool the baby. This method is very bad for infants and young children. Although alcohol can absorb heat quickly, it will cause adverse stimulation to the baby's skin and even cause greater harm. Therefore, if the baby is young, never use alcohol to cool down.

When your baby has a fever, it is very important to replenish water in time. The baby should drink more water than usual. The water should be boiled water. Strengthen the diet and give the baby some liquid food, such as rice soup or vegetable and fruit juice. Replenish the baby's body fluids in time to avoid electrolyte imbalance.

Baby fever is a relatively common symptom. There are many reasons for baby fever. If the baby has a fever and convulses while sleeping, you must be vigilant and take the child to the hospital for examination and treatment in time to avoid serious harm to the child's growth and development. In addition, you should also pay attention when physically cooling the baby and adopt different cooling methods according to the baby's body temperature.