What to do if your baby has a respiratory infection and fever

Babies have weak constitutions and will catch a cold if they catch a cold. In serious cases, they may even develop respiratory infections. Parents are the most worried. So what should we do when our babies have respiratory infections and fevers? Are there any good ways to relieve the symptoms? Because babies are very young now, it is always not good to take medicine. Are there any good preventive measures?

Children with upper respiratory tract infections are treated at home unless there are serious complications. Treatment is important to prevent or reduce complications. The general recommendation is to keep the child in bed until the child has been fever-free for at least a day, and to encourage them to drink plenty of fluids and keep the temperature under control.

1. Let your baby rest more

Keep your baby in bed until the fever is down for a day, and provide entertainment and quiet pastimes appropriate to the child's age and interests.

2. If your baby has a high fever, you should reduce the fever in time

(1) Reduce the ambient temperature.

(2) Wear light clothing and cover yourself with a thin sheet.

(3) Antipyretic drugs must be taken according to the prescribed dosage.

(4) Wipe with warm water or give a warm water bath.

(5) Encourage drinking cold liquids.

3. Prevent the spread of infection

(1) Isolate the child from other family members as much as possible.

(2) Do not allow others to use children’s eating and drinking utensils.

(3) Children should use bath towels and towels separately.

(4) Teach children the appropriate behavior when coughing and sneezing, and the appropriate disposal methods of objects.

If the baby has a fever, parents must take measures to reduce the fever, especially some physical cooling of the body. If the fever can be reduced, it means that the condition has improved. If the fever cannot be reduced, or even more serious conditions may occur, you need to pay attention and let the child pay more attention to rest and drink more water.