The baby’s forehead is hot and the temperature is normal

Baby forehead hot and normal temperature is a common situation, may be due to high basal body temperature, external environmental influences, may also be the symptoms of fever, such as other abnormalities, need to be vigilant. 1, high basal body temperature: infants and young children because of the metabolism, basal body temperature is generally higher than that of adults, and the head is rich in blood vessels, conducive to heat dissipation, the parents may feel the temperature is higher when measured by hand, if the baby does not have other discomfort If the baby does not have other symptoms, no special treatment; 2, the external environment: in the sun or in the air-conditioned room when the heat dissipation is reduced, may lead to the head hotter, this is normal, generally do not need special treatment; 3, the symptoms of fever: fever may lead to the head of the pre-fever hot, parents should be repeated several times to measure the body temperature, and to observe the baby whether to cry, refusing to eat, mental depression and other symptoms. Mildly elevated body temperature, that is, not more than 38.5 ℃, the general use of physical cooling, such as warm water to wipe the head, armpits, neck, groin, etc. to speed up the dissipation of heat, more than 38.5 ℃ need to seek medical attention, can be under the guidance of the doctor to reduce fever, pay attention to supplemental hydration. However, when measuring the body temperature, you need to pay attention to whether the thermometer is abnormal, resulting in inaccurate measurements, it is recommended that multiple measurements, you can also choose to measure the anal temperature.