All newly minted mothers need and it is very important to know how at home you can bring down the temperature of a baby with conventional folk remedies if it exceeds the mark 38 ºС.
We read the article: What normal temperature should be in a baby and if the temperature is above normal. it’s worth taking the first steps!
In general, it is best to lower the temperature of babies with candles, because they are not yet able to swallow the pill. And if the temperature is accompanied by vomiting, then an orally taken suspension may not have time to have the desired effect.
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How to measure the temperature of the baby?
The use of conservative methods of lowering the temperature is used in the following cases:
- Until reaching three months of age with a mark on the thermometer 38 ºС;
- After three months - at a mark of 38, 5 ºС;
- If the temperature continues to rise;
- If the child has a chronic illness;
- If fever is accompanied by diarrhea and vomiting.
Of course, with a strong increase in temperature, a doctor must come.
At the same time, all mothers need to know folk methods and ways to quickly bring down the temperature of a child at home with improvised means, if the doctor has not arrived yet.
So:
- First of all, you should undress the child so that he does not heat up even more in his clothes. But everything is within reason. The baby can chill at this time, so that a little T-shirt or T-shirt can still remain on it;
- Rub the baby with cool water. Here, too, you need to be treated without fanaticism - no cold water from the refrigerator or from the tap. Water should be at room temperature. Avoid places on the body below the knees and elbows, so as not to overcool the baby, because in this case the temperature will rise even more;
- If the above methods are ineffective, then you can give the baby an antipyretic.
The drug that has the most effective effect on lowering the temperature in the baby is called paracetamol. As a rule, it underlies all antipyretic drugs and is directly an active substance. And it doesn’t matter in what form it should be given to the child - in suspension, syrup or candles.
But any medications containing paracetamol can not be used more often than once every 4 hours and 6-8 times a day. For children, there are children's preparations with a lower dose of the active substance. Do not give babies drugs containing analgin or aspirin.
Folk remedies at a temperature in an infant
With the help of folk remedies, it is very easy to bring down the temperature today. The child needs to be provided with plentiful drink from fruit drinks and also given to drink infusions or decoctions of medicines. Quite effective means of temperature are:
- Cranberry or lingonberry juice;
- Infusion of burdock roots;
- Redcurrant fruit drink;
- Infusion of elderberry flowers.
Drinking plenty of these infusions will help bring down the baby’s temperature. A child can drink a little, but often. But remember that elevated temperature is only a sign of a disease, the cause of which must be sought.
It will also have a positive effect. a cold compress placed on the forehead, rubbing with cool (not cold!) water, an enema with boiled water (water temperature should be about 20 ºС).
All these procedures should not be long. If you do not know how to bring down the temperature of a child with folk remedies, then calling your pediatrician can help in such a difficult matter.
I do not trust folk remedies. If the child has a high fever, I give antipyretic syrup. She does not give candles.
I also lower the temperature of the baby, as written in that article. I also take water at room temperature and rub it into it. basically always helps. sometimes of course I give an antipyretic. but water helps, and it is harmless)
Paracetamol is a good thing, but it helped us literally up to three months after knocking it down for 15 minutes and the temperature rose back. To avoid this, I rubbed vinegar with water very effectively. True, not every child will agree to rub. After three months, Nurofen helped us well to bring down the temperature. Each child in his own way tolerates temperature and medicines are suitable for someone but not for someone. For example, when I see that the child has a temperature of 37 -37.2, I give sea buckthorn oil and it helps a lot. Knocks down the temperature softens the throat and if the nozzle then drip into the nose (but after eating).
An interesting and informative article. All mothers have a note, each one has his own method to quickly alleviate the condition of the child. I want to share my own. I just wipe my son with damp t-control cooling wipes, they are saturated with menthol and panthenol, which allows you to quickly bring down the temperature, the temperature drops by 0.5-1 degrees in 5-7 minutes. Sold in a pharmacy, in a pack of 15 pieces.