What is the treatment of a four month old baby s body temperature of 37 to 5 degrees?

Updated on parenting 2024-07-12
4 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-12

    The baby's body temperature is 37 degrees 5, which is a low-grade fever, first give the baby more warm water, pack and dissipate heat, and see if the body temperature can return to normal.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-11

    : Give the baby more water if the spirit is good, there is no problem with eating and drinking, you can leave it alone.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    If the fever is more than a degree, you need to drink a fever reducer (such as Motrin), if it does not exceed it, you can use the following physical methods to reduce fever:

    1.Apply a cold towel to your forehead, soak the towel in cold water when it gets hot, and reapply. It is better to apply a cold water pack or ice pack to the forehead than to apply a cold towel to the forehead.

    2.Whole body warm water wipe bath or bath: untie the baby's clothes, rub the whole body with a warm water (about 37) towel or take a bath, so that the baby's blood vessels can dilate and disperse the body qi; In addition, when water vapor evaporates from the surface of the body, it also absorbs body heat.

    Each bath takes about 10 to 15 minutes, about 4 to 6 hours every time.

    3.Warm alcohol bath: Alcohol bath is 70% alcohol mixed with tap water 1 1, or 75% alcohol with water 1 2, or liquor mixed with water 1 4, put it in a small bowl.

    Close the doors and windows during the bath, use gauze or a small soft towel dipped in alcohol in the bowl, and wipe the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, armpits, inner upper arms, chest and base of thighs. The diluted water temperature is about 37 40, and then wipe the limbs and back; If you wipe it directly with alcohol, the baby will feel very cold, uncomfortable, and even convulsive. You can repeat it a second time, and so on about three times, and the temperature inside and outside the body can drop rapidly.

    Due to the rapid reduction of fever, it is suitable for children over 1 year old, and it is not easy to use high fever over 40 years old.

    4.Wipe with a cool towel: Wipe with a slightly cooler towel (about 25 degrees) on the forehead and face.

    5.Drink plenty of water: It helps sweating, and water has the function of regulating temperature, which can reduce body temperature and replenish the water lost in the body.

    6.Appropriate increase or decrease of clothing: If the baby's hands and feet are cold, it means that the baby's body temperature may rise rapidly, and the baby's hands and feet need to be warmed; If your limbs, hands and feet are warm and you sweat all over, you need to dissipate heat and wear less clothing.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    The baby has a low-grade fever, there is no big problem, use physical cooling, wipe the baby's palms and feet with warm water, as well as the arteries of the neck and thighs, you can also cooperate with the antipyretic paste, feed the baby more water, don't cover too much, wear less is also conducive to heat dissipation. If you exceed the degree, drop a little Motrin. If this persists for several days, it is best to go to the hospital to check what is causing the low-grade fever and prescribe the right medicine.

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