What to do if your 8+ month old baby’s temperature is less than 35 degrees

Relief measures for 8-month-old babies with body temperature less than 35 degrees should be decided according to the specific causes. If it is caused by physiological factors, it is recommended to eliminate the triggering factors; if it is caused by pathological factors, such as hypoglycemia, congenital hypothyroidism, etc., it is necessary to follow the doctor’s instructions to give symptomatic treatment to improve the symptoms as soon as possible.
1. Physiological factors: due to low ambient temperature or improper warmth care, parents are advised to adjust the indoor temperature in time to maintain the temperature at 22-24 degrees Celsius, and at the same time increase the thickness of clothes or covers according to the room temperature in time, and use warm towels to help the baby preserve body temperature, etc., to strengthen the warmth care and prevent the baby from catching a cold, which will help the body temperature to return to normal gradually.
2. Hypoglycemia: It is recommended to check the blood sugar situation first, due to hypoglycemia need to follow the doctor’s instructions in time to give supplemental sugar conditioning, can be relieved by adding sugar water, to promote the recovery of the school.
3. Retest temperature: Because the temperature of all parts of the body is not exactly the same, so if the temperature of the end of the extremities of 35 degrees, generally related to the environmental temperature, timely adjustments will be relieved; if the temperature of the armpits of 35 degrees need to consult a doctor in a timely manner to find the cause.
4. congenital hypothyroidism: hypothyroid babies tend to have lower metabolism, which can lead to the occurrence of hypothermia, it is recommended to go to the hospital first, after a clear diagnosis, follow the doctor’s instructions to give supplemental thyroxine treatment.
It is recommended that parents should strengthen the daily care of 8-month-old babies, eliminate the adverse factors, such as low body temperature should be timely medical treatment.