How to deal with a baby's cold and fever

It is a very normal phenomenon for babies to have a cold and fever, but for many parents nowadays, they are quite nervous about babies' colds and fevers, fearing that it will cause other diseases. So when their children have a cold and fever, many parents want to know specifically how to deal with babies' colds and fevers? In order for you to master it as quickly as possible, please see the answer below.

What mothers fear most is that their babies will get sick. 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. When it comes to dealing with a baby’s fever, mothers must be prepared with a few tricks and not panic.

How to deal with a baby's fever

1. The normal body temperature of a baby is between 36.5 degrees and 37.5 degrees. If you think your baby has a fever, the first thing you should do is to take the baby's temperature!

2 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. Place the pacifier in your baby's mouth for about 3 minutes to allow the thermometer to warm. Press the switch button to turn on the thermometer and keep the pacifier in the baby's mouth until a prompt sound is heard. The baby's body temperature will be displayed on the screen.

3. If the baby has just drunk a hot or cold drink, the pacifier thermometer may be inaccurate. At this time, you can use a digital thermometer to measure the temperature.

4 Depending on the baby's condition, mothers can choose to use rectal temperature measurement, which is more accurate. Turn on the thermometer, lubricate the tip with water-soluble paste, and spread your baby's buttocks apart with one hand. Use your other hand to gently slide the tip of the thermometer no more than 12 mm into the rectum. The thermometer will make a sound to indicate that it is inserted properly. Then take out the thermometer and read the degree.

5. If the baby's temperature is high, the mother should make an objective assessment first, 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.

6 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.

I believe that after reading the above introduction, you have already understood how to deal with it if your baby has a cold and fever? Although a baby's cold and fever are not a big problem, if the temperature is too high, it will cause serious harm to the child's body, and some may even have serious complications. You must learn more about the above content and the corresponding treatment methods so that you can deal with it as soon as possible when your child has a fever.