How to deal with a baby's temperature of 38 degrees

The baby's body temperature shows 38 degrees. All parents with babies will encounter this problem. So how do you judge whether the baby has a high fever? It is the same as our normal body temperature. There are many ways to measure. If you find that your baby really has a fever, you must first control the infection of the disease, and also prevent the baby from having an accident due to high body temperature. What should we parents do when we know that our baby has a fever?

How to deal with a baby's temperature of 38 degrees: Don't rush to reduce the fever, but find out the cause of the child's fever. Fever is not a disease, it is like an alarm bell for the body, reminding you that something is wrong inside your baby's body. There are many causes of fever in children. Upper respiratory tract infection, gastroenteritis, tonsillitis, pneumonia and all infectious diseases may cause fever symptoms.

Recommendations: 1. Physical cooling: warm water bath, dip a towel in warm water (the water temperature should not be too hot to touch) and wipe the neck, armpits, and thighs for 5 to 10 minutes. You can also use a commercially available "cooling patch" (or a household ice pack) on the forehead to help dissipate heat and reduce temperature. 2. Medication to reduce fever: When the above measures are not effective, you can take antipyretics orally. 3. Drink more water and eat liquid food, such as watermelon juice, to ensure that the body has sufficient energy and water. 4. Ventilate more, pay attention to heat dissipation, wear loose clothes, and avoid wrapping with a quilt. In summer, you can use air conditioning and control the room temperature at around 27°C. Remember to open windows and ventilate regularly to allow air convection in the room. 5. Get more sleep and ensure adequate sleep can be beneficial to recovery from the disease.

Parents should not be nervous if the baby's body temperature is 38 degrees, because the baby has less subcutaneous fat, which causes the baby's body temperature to be high or low. Therefore, once the baby's body temperature is found to be a little high, parents should first pay attention to observe the baby, control the external temperature and control the baby's clothes. Do not wrap the baby too tightly or too much because the baby is young, and give the baby more warm water.