What should I do if my baby has a fever at seven months old?

Some babies have fever, so they should pay attention to timely treatment to ensure their health, especially if the baby's body is relatively fragile. Therefore, if the baby has a fever, he should take medicine under the guidance of a doctor to ensure his health. So what should I do if my baby has a fever at seven months? Let me introduce this issue to you below.

If you have a fever, if your body temperature exceeds 38.5 degrees, you need to take antipyretics (such as Motrin). If it does not exceed, you can use the following physical methods to reduce fever:

1. Apply a cold towel to your forehead. After the towel becomes warm, soak it in cold water and apply it again. Using a cold water bag or ice pack is more effective than applying a cold towel to the forehead.

2. Wipe the whole body with warm water or take a bath: Undress the baby, rub the whole body with a towel in warm water (about 37℃) or take a bath. This can dilate the blood vessels in the baby's skin and dissipate body qi; in addition, when water vapor evaporates from the body surface, it will also absorb body heat. Take a bath for about 10 to 15 minutes each time, about once every 4 to 6 hours.

3. Warm alcohol bath: For alcohol bath, mix 70% alcohol with 1/1 tap water, or 75% alcohol with 1/2 water, or you can mix white wine with 1/4 water, and put them in a small bowl. Keep doors and windows closed during sponge bath, dip gauze or a soft towel in the alcohol in the bowl, and wipe the child's palms, soles, armpits, inner sides of upper arms, chest and thighs. The temperature of the diluted water should be about 37-40℃, then wipe the limbs and back; if you wipe directly with alcohol, the baby will feel very cold, very uncomfortable, and even convulse. You can repeat it a second time, and repeat it about three times, and the temperature inside and outside the body will drop rapidly. As it reduces fever quickly, it is suitable for children over 1 year old and for high fevers above 40℃ which are difficult to reduce.

4. Wipe with a cool towel: Use a slightly cool towel (about 25 degrees) to wipe your forehead and face.

5. Drink more water: It helps sweating. In addition, water has the function of regulating temperature, which can lower body temperature and replenish water lost in the body.

6. Add or remove clothes appropriately: If the baby's hands and feet are cold, it means that the baby's body temperature may rise rapidly, and the baby's hands and feet need to be warmed up; if the limbs and hands and feet are warm and the whole body is sweating, it means that heat needs to be dissipated, so you can wear fewer clothes.

The above is my opinion on this issue. If the baby has the above problems, then the baby should pay attention to timely treatment to ensure the health of the body and avoid dangerous situations for the baby due to physical problems. Finally, I wish the baby a speedy recovery.