What are the methods to reduce fever in babies?

People who have babies at home know that once the baby has a fever, the whole family will be busy. All kinds of methods and weapons will be used. Nowadays, children do have a fever for many days. The fever comes and goes, and antipyretics can't solve the fundamental problem. Even a common fever now requires hospitalization, which is very troublesome. It not only hurts the children, but also makes the adults anxious. Here I will introduce to you some ways to reduce baby's fever. Let's take a look.

1. Maintain good air circulation in your home:

If your home has air conditioning, maintain the room temperature between 25 and 27 degrees Celsius. You can place the child in an air-conditioned room or blow an electric fan around him to slowly lower his body temperature, which will make the child feel more comfortable. But if the limbs are cold and the patient is shivering violently, it means that the patient needs warmth, so he should be covered with a blanket.

2. Take off excess clothing:

If your baby's limbs, hands and feet are warm and he is sweating all over, it means he needs to dissipate heat and he can wear less clothes.

3. Warm water bath:

Undress the baby and rub the whole body with a warm water (37℃) towel. This will dilate the blood vessels in the baby's skin and release body qi. In addition, when water vapor evaporates from the body surface, it will also absorb body heat.

4. Sleeping with an ice pillow:

It helps to dissipate heat, but it is not recommended for younger children because it is difficult for them to turn their bodies and the ice pillow can easily cause local overcooling or hypothermia. You can also use a cooling patch. When the water in the gelatinous substance of the cooling patch evaporates, it can take away the heat and will not cause excessive cooling.

5. Drink plenty of water:

To help sweating and prevent dehydration. Water has the function of regulating temperature, which can lower body temperature and replenish water lost in the baby's body.

6. Use antipyretics:

When the core temperature (rectal temperature or ear temperature) of an infant or young child exceeds 38.5℃, antipyretic solutions or suppositories can be used appropriately.

The above is the most effective and scientific way to deal with baby’s fever that I would like to introduce to you today. I hope it will be helpful to everyone. The baby is too young and is not good at expressing where he feels uncomfortable when he is sick. This requires parents to observe more. After all, fever is not a trivial matter for children. If necessary, they must be taken to the hospital for examination and treatment.