Fever is an indication that the baby’s body is fighting bacteria that cause the disease. If your child’s age is from three months to three years and the child has a low-grade body temperature (up to 37.8 ° C), medications are unnecessary in this case, but you should consult a doctor to find out the cause of the fever. But if the temperature in infants is higher than subfebrile, then it must be “knocked down” with antipyretic drugs. Such drugs intended for children can be in different forms: suspensions, tablets, suppositories and syrups. If the baby is not yet three months old and has a fever, then it is necessary to call the local doctor or "ambulance", as fever can be a sign of a serious infection.
Normal temperature in infants
The normal temperature for crumbs is 37 degrees Celsius if you measure it orally, in the armpits or knees, and 37.5 ° C if measurements are made rectally. The elevated temperature in infants is considered to be 37.5 o C for oral measurements and 38 o C for rectal ones.
How is the temperature measured in infants
The temperature must be measured correctly, otherwise you will not receive the correct information.
- For oral measurements, make sure you have not used it rectally before.
- Before giving your child a thermometer, wash it well in warm, soapy water and dry it well.
- If the temperature in infants is measured orally, then the thermometer should be kept for at least 20 minutes, otherwise it will not show reliable information.
- When measuring body temperature, you do not need to swaddle the baby, get along with a light vest and sliders.
- Never leave the baby alone with a thermometer.
- After you complete the procedure, rinse the thermometer with running water.
Infantile temperature: causes
A fever, also known as fever, is not a disease in itself, and is most often a symptom of an infection or disease in the body of the ear, lungs, skin, or throat. But in addition to this, it may arise due to:
- Vaccines.
- Side effects of drugs.
- Inflammation.
Thus, if you notice a fever in your crumbs, you should immediately contact your pediatrician.
How to lower the temperature of the baby
In no case do not give the crumbs, which are less than three months old, any medication without consulting a pediatrician. The temperature itself is “knocked down” by medications, but in addition, it is worth taking measures to make the baby feel better:
- Give your child more fluid. Otherwise, dehydration is possible. Fruit drinks, fruit drinks, jelly or broths are great for young children.
- Do not make your child eat until he feels better.
- Provide your baby with enough rest.
- Do not “wrap up” the baby, get along with cotton pajamas or thin sliders with an undershirt.
- If your child has chills, give him an extra blanket and take it when the chills pass.