Many children will experience a series of illnesses after birth, which may be due to poor management at birth or congenital weakness. Some babies may also have high fever. Can babies take a bath if they have high fever?
Although taking a bath is an effective way to lower body temperature, it is best for children with high fever not to take a bath to avoid further worsening the fever. However, cooling can be assisted according to the different conditions of the child's fever, such as when the child's hands and feet are hot but the body is at normal temperature. At this time, the fever is usually in its peak period, and it is advisable to take a bath with water appropriately.
If a child's limbs are cold but their body temperature is still rising, the fever will worsen. At this time, it is necessary to use auxiliary cooling methods to control the temperature of the child's fever, such as using cold compress or wiping the child's head with warm water to dissipate heat. Taking a bath is not suitable, as it can cause the child to dissipate too much heat, resulting in skin turning purple or catching a cold.
There are many ways to physically cool down, such as directly applying cold compress to the head, keeping the water temperature at around 30 degrees, soaking a towel in water and wringing it dry until it does not drip, placing it on the child's forehead, and changing it every five minutes. The cooling effect is very good. But if the child's body temperature exceeds 38 degrees, attention should be paid and they need to be sent to the hospital for treatment to prevent the fever from worsening further.
