Baby has low fever, poor spirit and drowsiness

In life, many babies often have low-grade fever, and they become particularly sleepy after having a low-grade fever. In fact, this phenomenon is very bad, because if the child is sick, letting the child sleep will not play a role in treating the disease, but also delay the best time for treating the disease. Therefore, at this time, you must actively take the baby to see a doctor. So what should I do if the baby has a low-grade fever, poor spirits and sleepiness?

If your baby appears sleepy, first observe whether he has a fever. It should be noted here that the mother's hands are not a thermometer and cannot accurately measure the baby's temperature. Therefore, new parents should use a thermometer to measure the baby's temperature. The normal armpit temperature is 36℃~37℃. If the temperature is too high, you should seek medical attention immediately, as it may be more than just a sign of a fever; if the body temperature is normal, you should be vigilant and observe, and think carefully. First, think about the baby's eating habits and whether he has hypoglycemia. Then check whether the baby has accidentally ingested any medicines. Then check whether your family members are drowsy and determine whether there are toxic gases. In this way, you can eliminate various possible situations one by one.

Furthermore, if a baby who is usually lively and energetic suddenly becomes very quiet and sleepy, and cries and struggles when eating, then he or she may be ill.

1. How to identify baby's sleepiness

1. Drowsiness caused by fever

The baby's fever reaction varies from person to person. Some will be more excited and have trouble sleeping, some will become drowsy, and some will become drowsy first and then have a fever. A common cold will not cause drowsiness. However, there are also cases where colds and fevers are accompanied by drowsiness, but energy is restored once the fever subsides. Common serious infections, such as sepsis, especially infections of the central nervous system, if there is drowsiness in the early stages, which then develops into coma, followed by convulsions, hemiplegia and other neurological symptoms, should be diagnosed and treated immediately to prevent serious development.

2. Symptoms of hypoglycemia

Early hypoglycemia will show symptoms of drowsiness. Babies often do not eat at night and are sleepy in the early morning. Some will be accompanied by low body temperature, cold sweats, pale complexion, and later develop into coma and convulsions. Newborns show symptoms such as lethargy, drowsiness, and difficulty feeding.

3. Lethargy caused by encephalitis and meningitis

In the spring and autumn when viral encephalitis is prevalent, or in areas where Japanese encephalitis is prevalent in the summer, if your baby has a high fever followed by drowsiness and vomiting, you should be alert and take your baby to the hospital for a cerebrospinal fluid test. In severe cases, drowsiness may cause lesions, and the patient may gradually fall into a coma, followed by symptoms of the nervous system such as convulsions and paralysis.

4. Drowsiness caused by side effects of medication

Some medicines contain sedative ingredients, such as some antidiarrhea mixtures, medicines for colds and fevers, cough suppressants, anti-allergic drugs, and anti-vertigo drugs, etc. Babies will become drowsy after taking them. If the doctor explains that the medicine may cause drowsiness, then don't worry, the symptoms will be relieved when the medicine is stopped.

Common causes of sleepiness in children:

Reason 1: The child is very playful and his diet and daily life are irregular, which disrupts the child's biological clock, affects normal sleep, and causes poor sleep quality. Once the child calms down, he becomes sleepy and cannot perk up.

Reason 2: Once a child suffers from anorexia or picky eating, there will be a lack of nutrition and the body will lack trace elements, which will also cause symptoms of drowsiness.

Reason 3: In addition to the above reasons, fever, encephalitis, hypoglycemia or adverse drug reactions caused by diseases can cause children's drowsiness.

The harm of sleepiness to children's health:

1. Once a child is in a state of drowsiness for a long time, it will have adverse effects on the child's digestive system. Gradually, the child will have many uncomfortable symptoms such as loss of appetite, depression, nausea, vomiting, etc., which will eventually lead to gastrointestinal dysfunction.

2. Long-term sleepiness will have a great impact on children's normal sleep. If this continues for a long time, it will lead to a decrease in the child's immune system and increase the risk of various diseases, such as digestive tract diseases, respiratory diseases and colds.