Can you cover your baby with a fever?

The baby’s peripheral circulation is poor at the beginning of fever, cold limbs, this time you can give the baby appropriate cover, but also at the same time rub the baby’s limbs to promote circulation, reduce discomfort. However, the temperature may rise quickly, when the temperature rises to a relatively high plateau period to take fever-reducing medication, such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen at the right time. If the child does not have chills and poor circulation when the fever is high, the quilt should not be covered too much, and can be slightly thin quilt, which is conducive to the baby’s dissipation of heat and fever. Due to the baby’s thermoregulatory center is not sound, sweat gland function is not developed, if in the high fever of the plateau period cover too much, cover too tightly, may trigger muffled fever syndrome, resulting in the baby’s fever is more serious, must pay attention to. Sweating after taking antipyretics, the baby’s body temperature drops should also be covered appropriately to prevent cold.