When babies have a fever, many parents are confused, and some babies even don't seem to improve after taking antipyretic medicine. What should I pay attention to when my baby has a fever? What should I do if a two-and-a-half-year-old baby has a high fever?
Firstly, if the baby's body temperature is below 38 degrees, do not feed the baby antipyretic medicine. To prevent the baby from having a fever in the future, if they don't take antipyretic medication, they won't be able to control it at all. If you take antipyretic drugs frequently for a long time, it will make your baby dependent on antipyretic drugs.
If it exceeds 38 degrees, give the baby antipyretic medicine. Because of the fear that prolonged high fever may cause seizures in the baby. Also, it is important to wear less clothing for the baby and help them dissipate heat in a timely manner. Also, when a baby has a high fever, they may experience symptoms of body tremors. At this time, parents may mistakenly think that the child is feeling cold, but in fact, this is due to spasms caused by a rapid increase in their body temperature. So don't cover your baby tightly at this time, thinking that forcing sweat out will be okay, as this practice may worsen the symptoms of high fever.
Secondly, physical methods can be used to help the baby cool down, with commonly used methods including cold and wet compresses on the head. Specifically, soak a towel in ice water, then fold the towel and place it on top of your head. Be careful not to let the water get too cold, which may cause frostbite to your forehead. Change the towel frequently. Another method is to use alcohol bath, which is suitable for high heat cooling. If there is no pure alcohol, it is the same to use Baijiu with higher alcohol content. It should be noted that before wiping the body, an allergy test should be done first. Prevent children from developing alcohol allergies.
Then, because during high fever, the baby's breathing will increase and the body will sweat more, which will cause the body to lose a lot of water. Therefore, parents should give their children more water to replenish sufficient hydration, and increase urine output to eliminate toxins from the body. Be careful not to take medication casually.
