What to do if your child has a fever in the middle of the night, what to do if your baby has a fever

If your child has a fever at night, parents should not panic, the first thing to do is to test the child's temperature with a thermometer to see the extent of the child's fever before taking countermeasures.

If the child's body temperature is below the degree, when the child is awake and good, you can give the child some water, and then rub the child's chest and back with the palm of your hand, so that the child will sweat a little.

When the child's body temperature is below the degree, you can also use the physical cooling method, that is, use a hot towel to wipe the child's neck, armpits, palms, soles and other places to help the baby cool down, warm water is also a better cooling method, but in the middle of the night the baby is asleep, it is inconvenient to wipe the body.

In addition to hot towel wiping, you can also use a cold towel to cool your child's head, which can prevent burning the baby's brain when there is a fever.

The child has a fever in the middle of the night and should take the baby's quilt appropriately reduced or removed, do not be afraid of the child cold to wrap the baby in a thick quilt, wrapped in a thick quilt will affect the baby's body heat dissipation and cooling.

In the middle of the night, when the fever is above the degree, after taking antipyretics, the baby still does not reduce fever, and the baby's mental condition is not good, so as not to delay the baby's condition, so as not to cause other complications.

It's a lot of worry, you can physically cool down, and you can see the situation at any time.

If the baby suddenly has a fever in the middle of the night, parents should not be too anxious and observe the baby's mental condition. If the baby's mental condition is good and the body temperature does not exceed above, physical cooling can be adopted. There are several methods of physical cooling:

1. Give the baby a warm bath, the water temperature is not too high, about 37 is OK; Clause.

2. Use a warm and humid towel to wipe the child's palms, soles, armpits, and thighs, and cool down by wiping; Clause.

3. There are antipyretic patches that can be attached to the child's head, temples, palms, feet, and armpits; Clause.

Fourth, pillow cool water bags and ice packs can also achieve the effect of cooling. In addition, when the baby has a fever, it is recommended to give the baby more water, promote blood circulation in the body by drinking water, accelerate the discharge of urine and sweat from the child, and effectively achieve the effect of cooling. If the baby's body temperature exceeds the above, the baby should be given antipyretic medicine in time, the antipyretic medicine can take ibuprofen or acetaminophen drops, and pay attention to observation after eating the antipyretics.

If the baby's body temperature continues to drop, more than the above or is not in good spirits, it is necessary to take the baby to the hospital in time.

See how many degrees the baby burns, if 38 degrees below do not need to take special measures, give the baby more water, above 38 degrees can consider using antipyretic patches to physically cool down, if there is no antipyretic paste at home, you can use a wet towel to cover the baby's forehead. If it is above 39 degrees or higher, it is necessary to consider taking a fever reducer (such as Motrin) to the hospital (especially if it is above 40 degrees or if you have symptoms such as convulsions). But remember one thing, don't cover your baby too much, and pay attention to heat dissipation.

Don't be too nervous, it's normal for your baby to have a fever, because the thermoregulation function is not perfect. Generally, the fever lasts for 2-3 days. Some people say that the baby burns once and grows once.

In addition, it is recommended that if you have a baby at home, you always have a thermometer (electronic thermometer or ear thermometer, the latter is simpler but more accurate, but it is more expensive), as well as antipyretic patches, antipyretics, etc., in case of emergency. Fever is inevitable when babies are young, even without any warning.