What to do if your baby has a persistent low-grade fever

It is quite common for babies to have a fever. If it is a persistent low-grade fever, it will make parents very anxious. If the child continues to have a low-grade fever, parents should observe the changes in the child's body temperature at any time, and it is best to record it clearly. If the child has a fever, the cause must be found, symptomatic treatment, and physical cooling should be used. Only in this way can the body temperature be effectively controlled and the child's body recover faster.

There are many reasons why a baby has a fever, so it is necessary to find out the causative factors of the fever through examinations and tests. If you simply give your baby some antipyretic drugs, it will not have any fundamental effect. It can only reduce the fever temporarily. Once the effect of the drug wears off, the child will still have a fever. The following is a brief introduction on what to do if the baby continues to have a low fever. I hope parents and friends will not worry and help the baby cool down correctly.

Methods/Steps

1. When your child has a fever, be careful not to dress him/her in too many clothes. Don’t think that your child will feel cold when he/she has a fever and then dress him/her in more clothes and cover him/her with more quilts. This is not a good idea as it will affect the heat dissipation of the child’s body and make it difficult to reduce the fever.

2. When your child has a fever, make sure to give him/her plenty of boiled water. Drinking plenty of water will help the body dissipate heat. Do not let the body become dehydrated, as dehydration will aggravate the child's condition.

3 If the child has a persistent fever, you can soak a towel in warm water, and then wipe the child's palms, soles of feet, neck and armpits for physical cooling. This can help the child's body dissipate heat and is very helpful in reducing fever.

4 In addition to wiping the body with warm water, if the child's fever does not subside, you can also use alcohol. White wine will also do if there is no alcohol. Use alcohol to rub the child's body. In addition to the palms and feet, neck and armpits mentioned above, you can also wipe the back. As the alcohol evaporates, it will help the child's body dissipate heat.

5. If the child's fever persists and his body temperature rises, be sure to apply ice to the child's forehead. You can also let the back of the child's head lie on the ice to prevent the brain from being damaged by the high fever. If you don't have ice cubes, you can use popsicles.

6. If the child has a fever below 38.5 degrees, you can go to the hospital or pharmacy to buy some antipyretic patches. When you apply the antipyretic patches to the child, the fever will gradually subside.

7. If the child continues to have a fever and the above methods have not been used to reduce the fever, and the temperature is even still rising, if it is above 38.5 degrees, antipyretic drugs should be taken. If it still does not reduce the fever, go to the hospital for timely injections or infusions.

Everyone knows what to do if the baby has a persistent low fever. If the baby's fever rises, you must go to the hospital for treatment in time. Fever itself is very uncomfortable. Parents must take good care of their babies and try to use physical cooling methods to relieve the baby's pain.