Once the baby has a fever, many parents will worry about the baby "burning the brain" and "burning out pneumonia", but in fact, as long as the baby is in a good state and the temperature is below 38.5 ° C, parents do not have to worry too much, nor do they have to rush to take medicine. Fever is a manifestation of the baby's illness, it is not a disease itself, basically will not cause harm to the baby's body, it is only one of the criteria for judging whether the condition is serious or not. It is not that the baby has a fever and has to take medicine to see a doctor, nor does it mean that everything is fine without a fever.
Under normal circumstances, if the baby has a fever of no more than 38.5 ° C, parents can physically cool the baby at home. There is only one principle of physical cooling, that is, to let the baby's body dissipate heat quickly, so as to achieve the purpose of reducing body temperature. If it is a cold and fever, in most cases, as long as the heat can be dissipated normally, that is, do not "cover" the baby. In short, parents should be clear that cooling is not a cure, but just makes the baby more comfortable. In most cases, cooling treatment is not required until your baby is not visibly uncomfortable.
Five massage anti-fever methods
1. Clear the lungs
Positioning: Ring finger abdomen.
How to do it: Pinch the tip of your baby's ring finger with your thumb and index finger and push it down from the tip of the index finger to the base of the finger 50 times to clear the lung meridian.
2. Push the water of the Tianhe River
Tianhe water positioning: the inner side of the forearm is in the middle, and the horizontal stripe from the wrist to the elbow is in a straight line.
Operation method: After dipping a small amount of ice water with your thumb, push the water of the Tianhe River 50 times. The water of the Tianhe River runs from the baby's wrist to the elbow.
3. Press the Hegu Cave
Hegu Cave Positioning: Located between the first and second metacarpal bones, it is also commonly known as the "tiger mouth".
How to do it: Tap your baby's left hand with your thumb 50 times, then switch to your right hand.
4, press the big fish
Large fish positioning: the root of the thumb on the front of the palm, down to the heel, and the obvious protrusion when the palm is extended.
Operation method: Press vertically with your thumb nails on the large fish inter-fish hole, and press tightly and loosely for about 2 minutes.
5. Knead the missing points
Column deficiency point localization: forearm, above the radial stem process, 1.5 inches above the wrist stripe.
How to do it: Use your thumb to rub the defective holes on each side of your baby's wrist for 2 minutes.
Eight practical physical cooling methods in the home
1. Taking a warm bath is more conducive to the baby's heat dissipation, and the water temperature should be adjusted at about 27 ~ 37 ° C. If bathing is inconvenient, rubbing the bath with warm water is also a very effective way to cool down.
2． Hot water foot soaking can be used at a temperature of about 40 ° C to soak the feet, the water should not exceed the ankle. Rubbing your baby's two little feet is conducive to vasodilation and reduces the discomfort caused by fever.
3． Warm and humid compresses are soaked in water at about 35 ° C with a towel, removed and unscrewed, applied to the forehead, and replaced every 10 to 15 minutes.
4． To cool down, use a small towel dipped in 30% alcohol to rub your baby's armpits, groin and other places where the body surface arteries and blood vessels are abundant. Be careful not to rub the whole body, otherwise it is likely to cause alcohol poisoning in the baby.
5． Cover the fontanelle before the baby is one and a half years old before the fontanelle is not completely closed, parents can cover the baby's front fontanelle with the palm of the hand after the baby is asleep, until the baby's head is slightly sweaty. Generally speaking, the baby will sweat after about 15 to 30 minutes.
6． Rub the foot and limbs first, then rub the calves, small hands, arms, back, and finally rub the baby's two small ears hot, and then rub the hundred holes. After a while, the baby sweats and the body temperature drops.
7． To cool down, go to the hospital and buy an ice pack for your baby. Knock the ice cubes into small pieces, wash away the edges and corners with water, put them into the ice pack, add the water in the bag to 2/3 full, drain the air, wrap it in a towel and put it under the baby's head and neck as a pillow. The meridian public account suggests that the ice cubes can be replaced again when they melt, and soon the baby's body temperature will come down. However, it should be noted that newborns are contraindicated.
8． The antipyretic function of the antipyretic patch is mainly physical cooling, similar to the method of applying towels, pillow ice packs, etc., but it is more convenient to use. If the baby's body temperature does not exceed 38.5 ° C, it can not be used. TIP: Ice pillow and antipyretic patch cooling method, it is recommended that the baby use after fever exceeding 38.5 ° C.
Notes:
1． Wear light and thin clothing for your baby, which is conducive to heat dissipation. Do not "sweat" the baby, otherwise it may accelerate the baby's body temperature rise.
2. Ensure that the baby rests fully and gives the baby more water to drink. You can drink some light salt water, which is conducive to "lowering the fire".
3. You can turn on the air conditioner to help cool down your baby, but you should pay attention to keeping the air circulating. The window should be opened for ventilation every 1 to 2 hours, and each ventilation time should be guaranteed to be at least 10 to 30 minutes. In addition, the air conditioning temperature can not be turned on too low.
4． Baby should be given more liquid, nutritious, light and easily digestible foods. For example, thin porridge, vegetable soup, fruit juice, egg soup, etc. Because the high fever reduces the activity of digestive enzymes and affects the digestive function of the baby, eating greasy food at this time not only cannot be absorbed, but will cause vomiting or diarrhea, aggravating the lack of water in the body.
5． If the baby's temperature exceeds 38.5 ° C, the simplest, safest and most effective way to cool down is still a reasonable oral fever reducer.
6． When the baby's fever temperature is getting lower and lower, and the fever interval is getting longer and longer, it means that parents can gradually feel at ease.
When the baby has a fever, parents can refer to the following rules to judge the seriousness of the disease: if the hands and feet are cold and pale when the fever is, it means that the baby's body temperature will rise; and if the baby's hands and feet become warm and sweaty, it means that the body temperature will not rise again. If the baby has a high fever of more than 39.5 ° C, poor spirit, drowsiness or convulsions and other symptoms, he should seek medical attention in time.