How to reduce fever in one-year-old baby

When a one-year-old baby has a fever that does not exceed 38.5 degrees, you can first use physical cooling methods, such as applying a fever patch. Experienced mothers can also give the baby a warm bath first, or use a warm, wet towel to wipe the baby's body, palms, soles of feet, armpits, etc. Mothers can say based on the conditions, but maybe they don’t have any good methods to deal with their baby’s fever? Let’s take a look at the complete list of physical cooling methods for a one-year-old baby with a fever.

1. Warm and wet compress

Using warm water compress can also help dissipate heat, and it is very simple to do. The specific method is to use warm water at about 30℃, undress the baby, wet the towel, and rub the baby's body up and down with the warm towel, changing the towel every 10-15 minutes.

2. Ice

Put homemade ice cubes just taken out of the refrigerator into a plastic bag, tie it tightly, put it in 2-3 layers to prevent leakage, and then wrap a towel on the outside. Apply ice packs to the back of the head, forehead, armpits, neck, groin and other places where large blood vessels pass. Change it every 5-10 minutes until the high fever subsides. The ice bag needs to be wrapped with a layer of cloth to prevent local skin frostbite. If the baby shivers, feels cold, turns blue in the face, or has purple skin in some areas, stop using the product immediately. Boy babies should be especially careful to avoid contacting the scrotum area with the ice pack.

3. Alcohol wipe

Take one part of 95% alcohol bought from the pharmacy, add two parts of warm water, stir evenly and set aside; if it is 75% alcohol, add the same amount of warm water as the alcohol. If you don't have alcohol on hand, you can also use 60° white wine instead. When using white wine, you can mix one part of white wine with 2/3 parts of water, or you can add ice cubes to increase the cooling effect. Use gauze or a small towel to wet it and wipe the baby's body, generally where there are more blood vessels, such as the neck, armpits, thighs, etc. These areas have fast blood circulation, shallow blood vessels, and are easy to dissipate heat. Apply in a certain order, from top to bottom, from left to right, using a patting method until the skin turns slightly red. Pay attention to keeping the rubbed body parts warm. Move quickly, 5-10 minutes each time. When wiping, avoid the baby's head, face, abdomen, soles of the feet, and heart area in front of the chest to avoid causing adverse reactions.

What mothers fear most is that their babies will get sick. The baby's body is very sensitive, its resistance is not strong enough, and its body is relatively fragile. If you don't pay attention, it will cause a cold and fever. When it comes to dealing with a baby’s fever, mothers must be prepared with a few tricks and not panic. Do mothers know? So you must read the above content carefully so that you can take good care of your baby in the future. Come on, mothers. Keep your baby away from fever.