What to do if your two-year-old baby has a fever

If a two-year-old baby has a fever, parents should not worry. First of all, they should measure the body temperature in time to understand the specific temperature. If it has exceeded 38.5 degrees, they should go to the hospital for examination and use medicine to reduce the fever. If it has not exceeded 38.5 degrees, physical methods can be used to reduce the temperature, such as cold compresses. Let's take a look at what to do if a two-year-old baby has a fever?

What to do if your two-year-old baby has a fever

1. If your baby's temperature is high, it is recommended that the mother make an objective assessment first, such as whether the baby has just finished a hot bath, or the weather is too hot, the baby is wearing too many clothes, the indoor ventilation is poor, the baby has just drunk a hot beverage, etc. Wait about half an hour before taking the child's temperature again. There will usually be a difference of 1 to 1.5°C. After excluding the above reasons, consider whether you need to go to the hospital.

2. Generally speaking, if the child's temperature is around 38-38.5℃, and he is not feeling particularly uncomfortable and in good spirits, that is, he eats, sleeps and plays as usual, there is no need to rush to send the child to the doctor or use antipyretics. However, babies with a history of febrile convulsions (4% of young children) require active treatment.

3. Most pediatricians believe that when the fever is above 38.5-39°C, antipyretics can be used appropriately to relieve the child's discomfort and the parents' anxiety, and to prevent the child from having heat cramps. But if the temperature is above 40.1℃, emergency treatment is required.

The key to treating a fever is to first explore what disease is causing it and then treat it, rather than immediately reducing the fever to normal body temperature. Although appropriate antipyretics can alleviate the discomfort of fever and illness, it cannot shorten the course of the disease. Mild fever can enhance the effectiveness of the immune system. Therefore, fever is not entirely a bad thing!

What should a 2-year-old baby eat when he has a fever?

When a baby is sick, his appetite will inevitably decrease, so during this period, you should pay attention to improving the baby's diet. When a baby is sick, it is suitable for him to eat lighter and easier to digest food, preferably some complementary food, and he should also drink more water or fresh fruit juice.

1. Porridge. We all know that drinking porridge is best for sick people because porridge is easier to absorb. When the baby is sick, the mother can do something appropriate.

Mung bean porridge: 25 grams of mung beans, 15 grams of rice, and an appropriate amount of white sugar. Cook the mung beans and white rice into porridge, then add sugar and eat it.

Raw reed root porridge: 15 grams of fresh reed root, 25 grams of polished rice. Boil reed root in water until it is half cooked, then cook porridge with the juice.

Lotus leaf porridge: cook white rice into porridge, add lotus leaves and simmer until ready to eat.

Sea cucumber porridge: 10 grams of sea cucumber, 25 grams of white rice, cook into porridge.

2. Fresh fruit juice . Five-juice drink: pear juice, water chestnut juice, fresh reed root juice, Ophiopogon japonicus juice, and lotus root juice. Mix well and drink cold, or stew and drink warm.

To treat fever and cough in children: Wash and chop 3 duck pears, add appropriate amount of water and boil for half an hour, remove the pear residue, add appropriate amount of washed rice, cook into porridge, and eat while hot.

For treating epilepsy, fever and headache caused by phlegm-heat in children: cut 150g fresh bamboo shoots into thin slices, put them into boiling water and cook for a while, then take them out and soak them in clean water. Then stir-fry with vegetable oil and add appropriate amount of salt to season.

Candied cucumber: Remove the pulp from several cucumbers, wash them, cut them into strips and pieces, add a small amount of water and boil them, then remove them from the water. Add 100 grams of honey while they are still hot, mix well and boil them. You can eat them in any amount, several times a day. It has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying.