What should I do if my 7-month-old baby has a fever? Should I use a cool towel or a hot towel?

What should I do if my 7-month-old baby has a fever? Should I use a cold towel to apply ice or a hot towel to warm it? \”I believe many parents will say: Ice compress! No, No, No, don\’t rush to a conclusion, because when the baby has a fever, hot and cold towels are not used correctly and will have counterproductive effects. So, when can you use cold towels and when should you use them? Hot towels are very important! What should you do if your baby has a fever in summer? Should you keep warm or cool down first? How to physically cool your baby correctly and effectively? First of all, we must understand that fever itself is not a disease, but a pyrogen in the body that stimulates body temperature. A phenomenon in which the regulating center causes increased heat production and reduced heat dissipation in the body. There are many causes of fever in babies, such as respiratory diseases, digestive tract diseases, and rash diseases. Therefore, find out the cause of fever and increase Only by dissipating heat and reducing heat production can we really help the baby reduce fever. Simply applying ice with a cold towel will only cool down the local skin. The body temperature will not necessarily change, but will hinder the dissipation of body heat. It will only temporarily give parents a kind of psychological comfort. Use If you touch it with your hands, it\’s just not that hot anymore. Therefore, when the baby\’s body temperature is rising, parents should apply a hot towel or take a warm bath. This can dilate the blood vessels in the skin and increase the blood flow to the skin, thereby helping the baby to absorb blood from the body. The heat dissipates. In addition, it is necessary to raise the room temperature and reduce wearing covers, instead of wearing more clothes, covering more quilts, or covering them with thick quilts. What are the symptoms during the period of rising body temperature? Because cold will reflexively cause the arrector pili muscles to contract and make the muscles Group contraction causes chills, etc. Clinically, the baby\’s skin is pale, dry, no sweat, or even \”goosebumps\”, and the baby\’s skin feels cold when touched. If the baby is found to be shivering with cold, it indicates that high fever will occur. The baby is in In this case, convulsions may occur. Or if the parent took the baby\’s temperature 20 minutes ago and it was less than 38°C, and then took the temperature again 20 minutes later, it has risen to 38°C or 38.5°C. This also indicates that the baby\’s temperature is normal. It is in the rising phase. When can you use a cold towel to apply ice? When the baby\’s body temperature is in a stable or declining period, you can use a cool towel to apply ice. Because during this period, the role of the heat source in the body has gradually disappeared or weakened, and heat production begins to decrease. , the blood vessels of the baby\’s surface skin begin to expand, and they will sweat a lot, indicating that the fever is relieving. At this time, using a cold towel to apply ice can help dissipate heat and allow the baby\’s body temperature to drop slightly faster. For repeated fevers, symptomatic treatment Only when the temperature is effectively lowered! The baby\’s repeated fever indicates poor immunity, lack of symptomatic treatment, or combined with other infections. For infants and young children who cannot recover after taking medicine, it is best to take a blood test and give anti-infection or antibiotics based on the symptoms and results. Viruses and other methods are used for treatment. Generally speaking, the causes of fever in babies are divided into: viral infection, bacterial infection and mycoplasma infection. When babies are sick, they must be treated symptomatically to find out the cause. Only by finding the cause of repeated fever can the problem be fundamentally solved. Many When parents find out that their babies have a fever, they are eager to reduce the fever. They always ask Doudehui if there is any way to quickly reduce the fever. Here Xiaokang Jun would like to tell everyone that if the baby has a fever, don’t rush to reduce the fever quickly, let alone give the baby antipyretics! Generally speaking,said that if the baby\’s body temperature does not exceed 38.5°C, physical cooling can be used. For example: use warm towels to apply to the body and take warm baths; reduce the amount of hooding the baby wears while ensuring that the room temperature is appropriate; feed more water, etc. If the baby\’s temperature exceeds 38.5°C, it is recommended to take ibuprofen (taken over 6 months old) to reduce the fever. Generally, the temperature will start to decrease about half an hour after taking the medicine. If the body temperature exceeds 38.5°C and the body temperature does not go down after taking antipyretic drugs or the fever lasts for more than 72 hours, it is recommended to seek medical treatment immediately. Babies under 3 months old need to seek medical treatment immediately if their body temperature exceeds 38°C to avoid any harm to the baby\’s body. greater damage.