There are also differences in body temperature at different times of the day; Usually the body temperature is the lowest in the middle of the night and the highest in the afternoon.
Infrared forehead thermometer can only measure the temperature of the forehead surface, which will lead to inaccurate measurement results because of the baby's movement. It is best to use an infrared ear thermometer.
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Other ways to measure your baby's temperature:
1, underarm measurement:
Because the underarm temperature is 0.6 degrees lower than the actual temperature, a thermometer reading over 37 degrees is a fever.
2. Oral measurement:
A thermometer reading over 37.5 degrees is considered a fever. (Only electronic thermometers can be used for oral measurement)
3, anal measurement:
Take it out after 3-5 minutes, and the normal range of anal temperature is generally 36.8-37.8℃.
4, forehead and other parts of the measurement:
More than 37.5 degrees is a fever.
Treatment of infant fever:
1, wear less clothes to cool the children.
2, physical cooling, the common methods are as follows:
(1) Cold wet compress on the head: soak the soft towel with cold water at 20℃-30℃, gently squeeze it to prevent dripping, fold it and put it on your forehead, and change it every 3-5 minutes.
(2) Head ice pillow: put small ice cubes and a small amount of water into the ice bag until it is half full, exhaust the air in the bag, press the bag mouth tightly, and put it on the pillow after there is no water leakage.
(3) Warm water wiping or warm water bath: Wipe the child's head, armpits, limbs or take a warm water bath with a warm and wet towel, scrub the skin more and promote heat dissipation.
(4) rubbing with alcohol: suitable for high fever and cooling. Prepare 200-300ml of 20%-35% alcohol and rub the limbs and back.
3. Replenishing sufficient water and increasing urine volume can promote the excretion of toxins in the body.
References:
People's Network-Baby's temperature measurement is particular.