What to do if your baby’s fever reaches 38 degrees

  The baby’s body temperature is over 38.0℃, which is a medium fever. At this time most babies are in good spirits, mainly using physical cooling to give treatment, temporarily do not need to use antipyretic drugs.  Physical cooling can choose to use a warm towel to wipe the armpit, forehead, groin and other parts of the body, 10 minutes once, interval half an hour to wipe again, alternately 3 times to measure the temperature, the temperature can be measured after an hour, if the temperature has not changed, you can continue this cycle of physical cooling; if the temperature rises above 38.5 ℃, give the appropriate antipyretic drugs such as ibuprofen or If the temperature rises above 38.5°C, give appropriate antipyretic drugs such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen.  You can also choose antipyretic patches, which can also have a physical cooling effect.  If the ambient temperature is 28-29°C, you can take a warm bath, not too long, basically for 5 to 10 minutes, to relieve the baby’s body temperature. Also give the baby more water to metabolize the body temperature through urination.  Reduce the affected child’s clothing to prevent the body temperature from rising due to poor heat dissipation.  Low fever should also be actively reduced, and attention should be paid to finding the cause of the baby’s fever, and treatment should be given according to the cause in order to completely relieve the baby’s fever.