Baby has fever and body shaking

When a baby has a high fever, he or she will tremble. This is most likely due to convulsions caused by high fever. This means that the baby's fever symptoms are already quite serious at this time, and timely measures must be taken to cool the baby down, or the child must be sent to the doctor for treatment. So, when the baby has a fever, what methods can parents take to help the baby reduce the fever? More on this below!

1. What to do if your baby has a fever and shivers

It is considered to be a convulsion caused by high fever. It is recommended to give your baby antipyretics to control body temperature. You should also give your baby some calcium supplements and make sure he/she drinks plenty of water and keeps more observation. You can use warm water to physically cool your child down.

2. Do we need to reduce the baby’s fever immediately once it starts ?

Fever is a warning sign, it is telling you that some part of your body is sick; however, fever itself will not harm the child, so whether it is necessary to reduce fever has long been controversial. Scholars who advocate that fever should not be reduced diagnose that fever is a normal immune response that helps white blood cells fight bacteria. Analyzing the pattern of fever can help diagnose the cause, while simply reducing fever can be misleading. In addition, fever itself can help kill bacteria and enhance immunity, so there is no need to rush to reduce a fever that is not too high.

3. How to reduce your baby’s fever by yourself?

1. Cold compress: This method is simple and easy. Apply a cold towel to the forehead. After the towel becomes hot, 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 Erguotou liquor 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.

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.