How many days should you pay attention to when your baby has a fever?

In daily life, fever and colds are inevitable and common. Many parents will find that their children always feel uncomfortable because of fever and colds. In the following article, let us learn about how many days a baby's fever lasts.

It is best not to use different antipyretic drugs together at random, because the dosage is difficult to control. It is safer to use them alone. Also, you should not increase the frequency of use or dosage of antipyretic drugs on your own.

When the body temperature is above 39℃: Use a cold water pillow

In addition to taking antipyretic drugs, you can use a cold water pillow to use the lower temperature for local heat dissipation. The soft cold water pillows currently on the market are very convenient and the temperature is not too low, so they can be used by older infants and children. However, it is not recommended for infants under 6 months old, because it is difficult for infants to turn their bodies, which may cause local overcooling and frostbite or hypothermia.

When the body temperature exceeds 40°C: Warm alcohol bath

Using warm alcohol to wipe the body can lower the temperature of the whole body. Please note that you must use "warm water" plus 70% alcohol, diluted in a 1:1 ratio. The diluted water temperature should be about 37 to 40°C, and then wipe the limbs and back. If you wipe directly with alcohol, the baby will feel very cold, very uncomfortable, and even convulse. After wiping, you can cover your body with a bath towel and wait for 5 to 10 minutes. When the alcohol is almost evaporated and the blood in the body circulates to the body surface, making the skin warm again, repeat it a second time. Repeat this about three times, and the temperature inside and outside the body will drop rapidly. Because it reduces fever quickly, this method is suitable for babies over 1 year old and can be used when the body temperature is above 40℃ and is difficult to reduce.

When shivering: add appropriate clothes

If your baby's limbs are cold and he or she is shivering violently (chills), it means he or she needs warmth, so cover him or her with an extra blanket.

When sweating: Take off clothes appropriately

If your limbs, hands and feet are warm and your whole body is sweating, it means you need to dissipate heat and you can wear less clothes.

From the above article, we learned how many days a baby’s fever will last. First of all, it is because the child’s immunity is poor. In addition, we should pay attention to keeping the child healthy and warm, so as to improve the child’s immunity.