How to deal with baby’s fever
Babies will inevitably develop fever as they grow. At this time, parents need to take timely measures. Effective cooling methods can relieve the baby\’s pain and discomfort, but safety issues need to be paid attention to. The following explains how to deal with fever in a six-month-old baby from four aspects.
1. Use antipyretics
When the baby\’s body temperature exceeds 38°C, parents can choose to use antipyretics to cool down. Commonly used drugs include ibuprofen, acetaminophen, etc. However, when using the drug, you need to follow the doctor\’s advice and pay attention to the dosage of the drug, and do not use excessive amounts. For babies of different ages, the types and dosages of drugs used will also be different. Therefore, parents should consult a doctor and follow the doctor\’s medication recommendations.
In addition, during the use of antipyretic drugs, it is necessary to monitor the baby\’s body temperature at all times so that the dosage of the drug can be adjusted in time or other cooling methods can be replaced.
2. Let the baby drink more water
Babies are prone to dehydration when they have a fever. Therefore, parents need to let their babies drink more water to maintain the balance of water and electrolytes in their bodies. When the baby\’s body temperature is higher than 37.5°C, the baby should be allowed to drink water every 2-3 hours.
Parents can also let their babies drink some cool drinks, such as light salt water, glucose salt water, chrysanthemum tea, etc. However, you also need to pay attention to the temperature of the drink when giving it to your baby to avoid scalding the baby\’s oral mucosa.
3. Pay attention to your baby’s environment
When a baby has a fever, parents need to pay attention to the baby\’s sleeping environment and the comfort of the baby\’s clothing. Too high a room temperature will aggravate the baby\’s discomfort. Therefore, to keep the baby\’s sleeping environment refreshing and cool, the room temperature should be controlled below 26°C. At the same time, you need to pay attention to your baby\’s clothing and do not let your baby wear too much or too little. Appropriate clothing can better help your baby cool down.
In addition, parents should change their baby\’s clean clothes once a day to keep their baby\’s body clean.
4. Pay attention to your baby’s diet
When a baby has a fever, his appetite will be affected to a certain extent. During the period when the baby has a fever, parents need to provide the baby with an easily digestible and nutritious diet. Such as noodles, rice porridge, egg drop soup, light vegetable soup, etc. Avoid giving your baby spicy, greasy or irritating foods.
At the same time, when the baby has a fever, parents need to avoid letting the baby have an empty stomach. The amount of each baby\’s meal can be appropriately reduced, but the food must be nutritious and easy to digest.
Summary
It is a relatively common thing for babies to have fever. Parents should take effective cooling methods in a timely manner. They also need to pay attention to the baby\’s environment, diet and use of medicines. When the baby has a fever, parents need to communicate more with the doctor and ask for the doctor\’s medication recommendations. Only in this way can we better take care of the healthy growth of the baby.
