Baby has fever and cold hands and feet

It is very common for babies to have a fever. The body resistance of babies is very low. Some babies are already in poor health and are prone to some diseases. They may catch a cold or have a fever. A cold will have a certain impact on the baby. Mothers are very anxious. Some babies have cold hands and feet when they have a fever. So what should we do if the baby has cold hands and feet?

I think everyone has encountered the phenomenon of baby having a fever. If you have children at home, the baby may catch a cold and have a fever accidentally. When the baby has a fever, the hands and feet may also be cold. In this situation, parents are very anxious and don’t know what to do. Let’s take a look at the solution to the problem of baby’s fever and cold hands and feet.

When a baby has a fever, the body's own temperature regulation function will lead to relatively poor peripheral circulation, resulting in cold extremities, which is a normal pathological manifestation. So, what should I do if my baby has a fever and cold hands and feet?

Having a fever but cold hands and feet is a phenomenon of false cold and true heat, which is especially common in infants and young children under 3 years old. This is mainly because babies (especially infants) have less blood in their limbs than in their internal organs. Due to insufficient blood supply to their limbs, they are more likely to feel cold than adults. In addition, the baby's nervous system is not yet fully developed, and the autonomic nerves responsible for managing vasodilation and contraction are prone to disorder, causing the small blood vessels at the ends of the limbs to be in a spasmodic contraction state and become cold when the high fever first occurs. Many parents do not understand this situation. Once they find their baby's limbs are cold, they mistakenly think that the baby has caught a cold and is afraid of the cold, so they immediately wrap the baby tightly. As a result, the baby's body temperature cannot be dissipated in time and keeps rising, and even high fever and convulsions occur.

If the body temperature exceeds 38.5 degrees, do not reduce the fever too quickly when the child has a fever. Many parents are eager to reduce their children's fever because they are worried that the fever will damage their children's brains and affect their intelligence. In fact, a simple fever will not affect the intellectual development of children. If the baby has other discomforts, it is recommended to see a doctor to see if there is any inflammation or something, and it would be better to prescribe some medicine for the baby to take.

Causes of fever in babies

1. External factors: Body temperature is affected by the external environment, such as wearing too many clothes when it is hot, drinking too little water, and poor ventilation in the room.

2. Internal factors: illness, cold, tracheitis, sore throat or other diseases.

3. Other factors: such as preventive injections, including measles, cholera, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus and other reactions.

How to deal with a baby's fever

1. Use antipyretics correctly. If the child's body temperature does not exceed 38.5 degrees, antipyretic drugs are generally not needed, but changes in body temperature should be closely monitored. If the child's body temperature reaches 39 degrees, in order to prevent heat cramps, under the guidance of a doctor, choose appropriate antipyretics, or use physical cooling, such as using 75% alcohol or warm water to wipe the armpits, groin, palms, soles of the feet and other areas with rich blood flow, which can also help reduce fever, and the effect is very good, and children are willing to accept it. But you must be careful to keep the child covered at all times while wiping to prevent him from catching cold.

2. When having a fever, you should take off your clothes and should not try to cover up the sweat to lower the body temperature, because excessive sweat loss will make the child feel tired and weak. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the loss of a large amount of body fluid is actually beneficial to the child's recovery.

3. Keep the indoor air fresh, open windows regularly for ventilation, and keep the room temperature not too high, preferably between 18 and 20 OC. At the same time, do not let drafts blow directly on the child.

4. If the child's fever still persists, he or she should cooperate with the doctor and undergo other examinations to help find the cause of the disease as soon as possible and provide targeted symptomatic treatment.

5. The diet should be light, easy to digest and absorb, and semi-liquid food is preferred, such as nutritious porridge and egg noodle soup. Eat more vegetables and fruits, especially fresh fruits and vegetables containing vitamin C.

6. Drink more water and eat liquid food, such as watermelon juice, to ensure that the body has sufficient energy and water.

If the baby has a fever and cold hands and feet, parents should not be anxious. They should be able to find out the cause of the baby's fever in time, whether it is some external or internal factors, and be able to rule out the existence of some diseases in time. At the same time, they should be able to take scientific treatment attempts and cool the baby down in time. When the baby has a fever, remember to take off clothes and pay attention to diet.