Baby fever 38.5 ℃ may be caused by upper respiratory tract infection, gastroenteritis, etc., if the baby has chills, chills need to be covered, if the baby is sweating does not need to be covered. Baby fever, in different stages of different performance, temperature rise period when the performance of chills, cold hands and feet, feel cold, this time is the brain instruction order the body to increase heat production to raise the body temperature, this time you need to cover the quilt, cover can reduce heat dissipation, improve the baby’s comfort. However, immediately after the body temperature will also be monitored to rise, the body temperature exceeds 38.5 degrees, can be given ibuprofen, acetaminophen and other drugs to reduce fever, timely fever to the baby can relieve the discomfort brought about by fever, reduce crying. If the fever is caused by bacterial infection, you need to follow the doctor’s advice to use amoxicillin and other antibiotic treatment to effectively control the fever, to avoid recurrence. But if the baby did not feel cold, in high fever, sweating, this time more in the high temperature persistence period, body temperature decline period, this stage should not be covered, the need to reduce clothing, to help dissipate heat. So when the baby has a fever, the needs are different at different stages, and it is up to the baby to decide whether or not to cover and use medication by whether or not the baby feels cold. Prompt medical treatment is recommended.