I took antipyretics but the fever didn't go down

When many children have a fever, the first reaction of parents is that the child may have brain damage or pneumonia. But in fact, as long as the baby's mental state is good and the body temperature is below 38.5, there is no need to worry too much. If the body temperature reaches 39 or 40 degrees, then you must pay attention to go to the hospital for examination in time, because if the high fever is not controlled well, it is likely to lead to complications.

Generally speaking, if the baby's fever does not exceed 38.5℃, parents can perform physical cooling on the baby at home. There is only one principle of physical cooling, which is to allow the baby's body to dissipate heat quickly, thereby achieving the purpose of lowering body temperature.

If it is a cold or fever, in most cases it is fine as long as the heat can be dissipated normally, that is, do not "cover" the baby.

In short, parents should be clear that cooling down is not a cure, it just makes the baby more comfortable.

In most cases, cooling is not necessary unless the baby is obviously uncomfortable.

5 massage methods to reduce fever 1. Qingfei Meridian Lung Meridian location: ring finger tip.

How to operate: pinch the tip of the baby's ring finger with your thumb and index finger, and push down from the index tip to the base of the finger 50 times to clear the lung meridian.

2. Push Tianhe Water Tianhe Water positioning: the middle of the inner side of the forearm, in a straight line from the transverse line of the wrist to the transverse line of the elbow.

Operation method: Dip your thumb in a small amount of ice water and push Tianhe water 50 times. Tianhe Water runs from the baby's wrist line to the elbow line.

3. Press Hegu point Hegu point location: located between the first and second metacarpal bones, commonly known as the "tiger's mouth".

Operation method: Press the Hegu point on the baby's left hand 50 times with your thumb, then switch to the right hand.

4. Press the thenar

Location of thenar eminence: From the base of the thumb on the front of the palm to the heel, the obvious protrusion when the palm is stretched out.

How to operate: Press vertically on the thenar point with your thumb nail, pressing and loosening for about 2 minutes.