What to do if your baby has a sore throat and fever

The baby's physical constitution is still relatively poor, so parents should pay more attention to protecting the baby's health and prevent the baby from getting sick. After a baby is sick, not only will he recover slowly, but it will also cause great damage to his body and reduce his immunity. Some parents find that their babies have sore throats and fever symptoms. Parents should take scientific measures in time to avoid causing other problems. So, what should you do if your baby has a sore throat and fever?

First, wear less clothes to allow your child to dissipate heat. The traditional idea is that when a child has a fever, he or she should be wrapped tightly with clothes and quilts to "force" the sweat out. In fact, this is wrong. When children have a fever, they will shiver and parents may think that their children have chills, but in fact, this is because their increased body temperature causes convulsions.

1. Cold wet compress on the head: Soak a soft towel in 20℃-30℃ cold water, squeeze it slightly to prevent dripping, fold it and place it on the forehead, change it every 3-5 minutes.

2. Head ice pillow: Fill the ice bag half full with small ice cubes and a small amount of water, expel the air from the bag, press the bag opening tightly, and place it on the pillow after there is no water leakage.

3. Wipe with warm water or take a warm bath: Wipe the child's head, armpits, limbs with a warm, wet towel or take a warm bath, scrub the skin more to promote heat dissipation.

4. Alcohol bath: suitable for cooling down high fever. Prepare 200-300 ml of 20%-35% alcohol and use it to rub the limbs and back.

Third, drink plenty of water and don’t take any medicine casually. When the fever is high, breathing speeds up and sweating causes the body to lose a lot of water, so parents should give their children plenty of water when they have a fever, increase urine volume, and promote the excretion of toxins in the body.

1. Your baby can take some Baohetang Houzao Powder. It's a bit bitter, so add a little water and some rock sugar.

2. If your throat is inflamed, give yourself some mung bean and rock sugar water. Don't put too much rock sugar.

3. Feed the baby with appropriate amount of watermelon juice.

4. If your fever is above 39 degrees, consider taking some Motrin ibuprofen to reduce the fever.