Can a nine-month-old baby with a fever use a cold towel?

Cold towel ice packs are not recommended for nine-month-old babies with fever. Since cold towels can cause the pores of the skin to close up, which is not conducive to heat dissipation, the use of cold towel compresses to help reduce fever in nine-month-old babies is usually not recommended. Babies with fever are recommended to use warm towels to wipe the body, such as wiping the baby’s armpits, neck, hands, back and other areas rich in large blood vessels, in order to increase the dissipation of heat and help reduce fever. Also, give your baby plenty of warm boiled water to increase metabolism and assist in reducing fever. If the nine-month-old baby fever, in the physical cooling at the same time, need to be under the guidance of the doctor to take ibuprofen, acetaminophen and other antipyretic drugs treatment. Nine months baby fever, there are many reasons, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, by the doctor to clarify the cause of fever to give targeted treatment. The medication should be taken in accordance with the doctor’s instructions.