How to deal with an eight-month-old baby having a fever of 37.5 degrees

Under the national family planning policy, each family is only allowed to have one child, and this child is the hope and treasure of the whole family. When something goes wrong with this baby, we become extremely anxious, fearing what will happen to him and whether it will cause other problems. Especially mothers who have gone through untold hardships to give birth to their babies are even more worried. Next, let’s talk about what to do when an eight-month-old baby has a fever of 37.5 degrees, so that mothers don’t panic when encountering this situation.

The baby's body is very sensitive and its resistance is not strong enough. If you don't pay attention, it will cause a cold and fever. If you think your baby has a fever, the first thing you should do is take his temperature! Babies are prone to crying when they have a fever. Using a thermometer with a pacifier is the easiest way to measure a baby's temperature and it is also the most comfortable way for the baby. If your baby has just had a hot or cold drink, the pacifier thermometer may not be accurate. At this time, you can use a digital thermometer to measure the temperature. Depending on the baby's condition, mothers can choose to use rectal temperature measurement, which is more accurate. If the baby's temperature is high, the mother should first make an objective assessment, such as whether the baby has just taken a hot bath? Or is it because the weather is too hot and you are wearing too many clothes? If the indoor ventilation is poor, the mother can first take off the baby's outer clothes and open the doors and windows to maintain ventilation.

When the baby has a fever of 37.5, mothers should know that this is within the range of low fever. Generally speaking, if the baby's body temperature does not exceed 38.5 degrees, we do not recommend taking antipyretics. You can feed the baby more water to increase the baby's urine volume and promote the excretion of toxins in the baby's body. At the same time, wiping the whole body with a warm water towel is also a good way to cool down, which is suitable for all babies with fever. Each wiping time should be more than 10 minutes. The key areas to wipe are the skin wrinkles, such as the neck, armpits, elbows, groin, etc. If the baby's temperature exceeds 38.5 degrees for a long time, he must be sent to the hospital for treatment immediately to avoid delaying the treatment.

When the baby is sick, mothers should not be anxious. They should calm themselves down so that they can better judge the child's condition. In daily life, mothers should also accumulate more experience and learn more about how to deal with this situation and whether medical treatment is needed. This is to avoid the failure to deal with the problem in time when the child has a problem, thus delaying the baby's treatment.