Baby fever is not the same as fever, as long as the body temperature does not exceed 38.5 ℃ without taking medicine, take physical cooling can be. Many parents worry that a persistent high fever will burn the baby’s head, but in fact, as long as it is not a viral infection fever will not burn the brain, fever is beneficial to the body to a certain extent, fever is a symptom rather than a disease. Blindly reducing fever will only be counterproductive. That about the baby fever this thing, as parents, we have misunderstood what? Parents’ misconceptions about children’s fever 1, children feel fever is fever Baby shouting hot, mother a touch is really high body temperature. But this is a fever? In fact, children feel hot body for many reasons: play hard, cry, and just out of the warm blanket, or in the hot days in the outdoors, etc., but in these cases, the child’s skin temperature can return to normal within 10 – 20 minutes, so the fever child is not necessarily a fever Oh! However, if the child still feels feverish and uncomfortable, the mother can first determine whether the body temperature is normal by the temperature of the child’s palms and the back of the neck. Of course, using a thermometer to measure body temperature can be the most accurate way to determine whether your child has a fever: usually using an anal table to measure rectal temperature, especially for small babies will be more accurate (normal body temperature is 37 – 38 ℃); can also measure the temperature of the armpit or neck (normal body temperature is 36 – 37 ℃). Preschool babies are best not to use the mouth table to measure body temperature to avoid accidents. 2, fever is harmful to the body The baby has a fever, it must be a viral invasion resulting in a cold! This is the first thought of many parents. In fact, fever is not always harmful to the body. Fever activates the body’s immune system, which is one of the body’s protective mechanisms. An ordinary fever (37.8 – 40°C) can help a sick child fight off infections in the body and is usually good for the body. Of course, baby fever is not a bad thing, but parents still can not take it lightly, to take good care of the little treasure Oh. 3, fever can burn the brain (fever over 40 ℃ is dangerous) baby with a high fever, will not burn the brain. I believe that many parents have heard of such a statement, so when the baby burned to more than 39 ℃, parents are exhausted to try to bring down the baby’s body temperature. In fact, fever combined with infection does not cause damage to the brain, so in general, there is no need to worry about the baby will be burned brain or fall down any sequelae. However, fever can only damage the brain when the body temperature is above 42°C, and only when the body is under extreme ambient temperatures (such as locking the child in a closed car on a hot day). When the baby has a high fever, I believe most parents have sat down to send the baby to the hospital, under the care of the doctor, the baby’s body temperature will certainly not be high to that extent, so parents do not have to worry too much. 4, the child is easy to fever leads to convulsions Baby fever causes convulsions, is a common emergency for babies under 3 years old, because their brain function is not yet mature. If your baby suddenly has a convulsion at home, mommy must not panic, nor pat, shake or call out loud to your baby, let alone hold your baby tightly. In fact, febrile convulsions occur in only 4 percent of children. Professional pediatricians point out that even without medication, most children’s convulsions may be relieved within a short period of time, so the right thing to do is for parents to preferably not to move the child at will, pay attention to keeping the child’s head sideways to avoid asphyxiation caused by mucus in the mouth, and untie the baby’s collar so as not to affect breathing too tightly. 5, febrile convulsions are harmful Febrile convulsions are mostly manifested as sudden loss of consciousness, eye rolling up, facial muscle rigidity, spasms or convulsions, etc. Although febrile convulsions may seem scary, they usually stop within 5 minutes and do not cause permanent damage to the body. It also does not put children at greater risk. However, there may be a tendency to have a recurrence at the next fever. If a convulsion lasts more than 5 minutes, it should be treated immediately at a hospital. 6, treatment of fever must take medicine Fever below 38 ℃, if the baby is in good spirits, just drink more water, supplemented with fruits with high vitamin C content, give priority to the use of physical fever reduction ground methods, such as external application of cold towels, the use of antipyretic paste. Generally when the baby’s body temperature reaches 38.5℃ or more, consider using antipyretic drugs, and each dose must be separated by 4 – 6 hours, drink more water, and to avoid gastrointestinal irritation, it is advisable to take them after meals. Antipyretic drugs treat the symptoms but not the root cause and may cover up the condition, and the baby’s condition should be closely observed. It is best not to use different antipyretics with each other at will, and antipyretics should not be used more often or in higher doses on their own. Do not use the medicine for more than 3 days. 7, if not in time to reduce fever, body temperature will always rise Baby fever parents will be very nervous to try a variety of fever reduction methods for babies, they generally believe that if not timely to reduce fever to the baby, the baby’s body temperature will always rise, and then easy to “burn brain”. In fact, everyone’s brain has a “thermostat”, so the fever caused by infection, the body temperature will often reach the highest point at 39.5 – 40 ℃, and rarely exceed 40.6 – 41.1 ℃. And as mentioned before, only when the body is under extreme ambient temperature, the body temperature will be high to such an extent as the latter. 8.After the body temperature comes down, it will not rebound Most fevers caused by viral infections usually last 2 – 3 days. Therefore, when the power of the medicine gradually decreases, the temperature will return to the original level and require treatment again. Only when the virus is completely subdued will the fever disappear. 9, if the fever when the body temperature is very high, indicating that the condition is very serious Fever when the body temperature is high, the cause is not necessarily serious. Some parents think that the cause of the infection must be serious because the baby’s temperature has not been able to come down. In fact, a fever that does not respond to medication may be caused by a virus or bacteria and is not related to the severity of the source of the infection. If a child has a persistent high fever, depression, shortness of breath, a grayish complexion, and an aggravated cough, he or she needs to seek prompt medical attention even if the temperature is not high. 10, oral temperature at 37.1-37.8 ℃ is low fever A temperature in this range is normal. Body temperature varies throughout the day, and it usually reaches its highest point in the afternoon and evening. And the real range of low fever is 37.8 – 39°C. Another thing to remind parents is that there are various ways to measure the temperature of the baby, and it is best for preschoolers not to use a mouth gauge to measure their temperature to avoid accidents. Parents are recommended to use an ear thermometer, which is both safe and quick to measure temperature.