What to do if your three and a half month old baby has a fever

Three and a half months of the baby’s low fever may be brought about by environmental and other physiological factors, may also be caused by viral infections, bacterial infections, etc., you can give the baby more water, using physical ways to lower the temperature, the use of medication.
1. Physiological reasons: three and a half months of the baby’s thermoregulatory function is not fully developed, if in a higher temperature environment, can not regulate the body temperature will appear low fever symptoms, this situation is physiological phenomenon. As long as timely away from the high temperature environment, pay attention to indoor ventilation, the baby’s body temperature can return to normal, parents can give the baby more water.
2. Viral infections: three and a half months of the baby immunity is low, susceptible to viral infections and cause low fever symptoms. When there is a low fever, you can give the baby a warm bath, wipe the body with warm water to lower the temperature, general viral infections are self-limiting, symptomatic treatment can be used, influenza virus can be used to oseltamivir and other antiviral drugs.
3. Bacterial infection: three and a half months of the baby’s low fever may be caused by bacterial infection, you can give the baby more water, with a warm towel to wipe the body to help lower the temperature. With the use of Erythromycin Succinate and other drugs to fight infection, pay attention to indoor ventilation and dryness, let the baby rest more.
If your three-and-a-half-month-old baby’s low-fever symptoms persist for a long time, and your baby’s mental state is not good, and sometimes even a high fever occurs, then you can take your baby to a regular hospital for medical attention.