Archive for the ‘Baby Health Care’ Category
Baby temperature: Know When Not to Freak Out
It is normal for parents to be worried if there is a little change in the temperature of their baby. By accurately reading the baby temperature, you will have an idea whether your child is sick or there is a need to seek medical attention immediately.
A normal baby temperature is 35 to 37 o Celsius. If in case your baby has a temperature that is lower than 35 o Celsius, you have to make sure that you warm him up.
On the other hand, the baby temperature that is between 37.5 up to 38 may cause your baby to feel uncomfortable. They also call this as the elevated temperature as well. While some treat this is a slight fever, this temperature is telling you that your child is overheated. Usually it happens during the summer or if you put too heavy blankets on him. But never give your child a cold bath. Instead of taking his temperature to the normal range, your child would shiver instead. And infants still do not know how to shiver. They might lose their appetite or become drowsy. At the same time, lowering the baby temperature quickly may cause your child’s body to shut down.
If you get a baby temperature reading that is from 38 up to 38.5 o Celsius then your baby already has a fever. It usually comes with other symptoms since having a fever is the body’s way of fighting an infection.