The correct and effective physical cooling look here Appropriate reduction of clothing Fever does not advocate wearing too much clothing to cover the baby, too much clothing will also prevent the baby heat dissipation, moderate reduction of clothing can help to cool down. Give your baby a warm bath or wipe your baby’s skin with a warm wet towel to keep your baby’s skin moist and local skin capillaries dilated, which can effectively bring out heat and achieve the purpose of cooling. Moderate replenishment of body water When the fever is high, the baby’s body water will be excreted more with breathing or skin, so the baby’s need for liquid is greater than normal. In addition, sufficient water in the body also helps the antipyretic medicine to work more effectively. If your baby has a fever, you should increase water intake appropriately to ensure adequate intake, which is the basis for cooling the fever. Small babies can be fed water or milk in small amounts, and for older children, plain water is the best fever-reducing drink. There are so many physical methods of fever reduction that I have heard of, and it seems that not every one of them is scientific. In fact, fever is a normal response of the baby’s immune system to make resistance when it encounters pathogens. So, strictly speaking, fever is not a bad thing. If your baby has a fever, it means that your baby’s body is fighting bacteria or viruses, so parents should not worry about it, monitor the temperature regularly, consult your doctor immediately and deal with the symptoms. How to use the correct antipyretic drugs If your baby has a high fever, you should use antipyretic drugs in a timely and effective manner to control the body temperature in a safe range, especially for small babies, a sustained high fever may induce febrile convulsions, which is still relatively dangerous. The general indication for the use of antipyretic drugs is a body temperature of more than 38.5 ℃, if the baby has a history of febrile convulsions, in order to avoid another attack of convulsions, drug cooling indications to be relaxed to 38 ℃, that is, the baby’s body temperature exceeds 38 ℃, we have to take oral drugs. The fever-reducing drugs for small babies are usually applied to ibuprofen or acetaminophen, the dosage should be based on the baby’s age and weight, preferably under the guidance of a doctor, and the time interval between two fever-reducing drugs should be at least 4-6 hours.