What should I do if my baby has a low-grade fever for three days?

Low-grade fever is a common fever condition in babies. The difference between low-grade fever and high-grade fever is that the temperature of low-grade fever often remains below the normal temperature of the human body, while the temperature of high-grade fever is often higher than the normal temperature of the human body. The two different care methods will naturally be different. As for children, how should they be cared for if they have a fever?

Low-grade fever is a common type of fever in babies. The baby's low-grade fever usually occurs in the afternoon and lasts for a long time. So what is the temperature of the baby's low-grade fever?

A low-grade fever refers to a body temperature between 37.3℃ and 38℃. Long-term low-grade fever refers to a fever that lasts for more than two weeks, excluding intermittent fever.

Generally speaking, the normal body temperature is 37℃ minus 0.8℃, and it is considered normal within this range. The rectal temperature of a child is 36.2℃-38℃, and the oral temperature is in the range of 35.8℃-38.4℃, which are both normal body temperatures. If it exceeds this range, we will regard him as a child with a fever, and the degree considered a low fever is limited to around 37.3℃-38℃.

It is common for babies to have a fever, which is mainly caused by a cold or respiratory tract infection. If a high fever occurs, you should seek medical attention in time or take some antipyretic drugs for treatment. If it is a low fever, physical fever reduction methods are generally chosen. The following introduces how to deal with a low fever in babies:

1. Let your baby drink more boiled water. If the baby refuses to drink, you can add some vegetable juice or fruit juice, etc. Any flavored food should be fed warm.

2. Take off the baby's clothes appropriately and leave them open to allow the baby's skin to cool down naturally.

3. Wipe the body with warm water, the water temperature should be 32-34oC, use a warm towel to wipe the baby's hands, feet, neck, armpits, groin and other places, wipe every ten minutes.

5. Warm water bath. The water temperature is similar to that of normal bath. Some say it is 3 to 4 degrees Celsius lower than the baby's body temperature. I don't know how it feels.

6. Let your baby sleep with a cool water pillow to lower the temperature of the head.