How to deal with a baby with a high fever of 39.5 degrees at home

The commonly used physical cooling methods in the home generally include alcohol bath, ice pillow cooling or warm water bath. So, which method is most suitable for the baby? What should I do if my baby has a fever? Will you panic because of a cold then? Babies are the apple of our eyes, what should we do? Let’s take a look at what to do if your baby has a high fever of 39.5 degrees.

1. Alcohol bath was a common method used to reduce fever in the past, but it is not recommended to use this method for babies now. Wiping the baby's body with alcohol will cause the child's skin to expand and contract rapidly, which is very irritating to the baby. It may also cause alcohol poisoning in the baby.

2 Using an ice pillow or ice compress on the forehead to reduce fever is often used by many parents. However, this method is not suitable for children under six months old, because young babies are easily affected by external temperature. Using an ice pillow will cause the temperature to drop too quickly, making it difficult for the baby to adapt. In addition, when a baby has a fever, the temperature of the whole body rises. Local ice compresses can only have a local cooling effect. It is better to wipe the baby's whole body with warm water.

3. Warm water bath means using a warm water towel at about 37°C to wipe the child's limbs, chest and back. Gradually reduce the high temperature of the skin (about 39℃) and make the baby feel more comfortable. At this time, you can also wipe your forehead and face with a slightly cooler towel (about 25°C). It should be noted that when performing these cooling treatments, if the child has so-called cold reactions such as cold hands and feet, trembling all over, purple lips, etc., stop immediately. Why? When pathogens invade the human body, the body temperature will rise to a corresponding temperature, which is the set temperature. Lowering the temperature setting is key to reducing your child's fever. Because if the set temperature does not change, the body will still produce heat to reach the target body temperature while dissipating heat. At this time, giving the child a cold bath in an attempt to reduce fever by dissipating heat is not only ineffective, but will make the child shiver and chill, which is very painful. Therefore, you must first use antipyretic drugs to lower the set temperature, and then assist with physical heat dissipation so that the body temperature can truly come down.

I personally recommend that you use medication to reduce fever under the guidance of a doctor. If the baby's temperature cannot be lowered by physical cooling, he should go to the hospital for medical treatment in time. We should work together to find a solution to this problem that everyone will face. Parents with babies at home must pay attention to reading this article, and they will definitely benefit a lot. Come on everyone.