Should I bathe my child when he has a fever?

According to many people, when children are sick and have a fever, they should not bathe. However, according to doctors, bathing properly can also help reduce fever effectively.

In addition to giving children fever-reducing medicine every 4-6 hours, parents can also reduce fever by bathing their children safely and properly.

The correct way to bathe is as follows: When your baby has a fever, take his or her temperature, then close all the doors to keep out the wind and mix the bath water in the basin.

The temperature of the bath water should be 2 degrees lower than the baby's body temperature and should be maintained throughout the bath. For example, if the baby has a fever of 39 degrees, mix the water at 37 degrees.

When having a fever, bathing properly will help reduce the fever more effectively.

You can bathe your baby from head down and bathe for about 5 minutes. Then dry your baby thoroughly and dress him in loose clothing.

If you are not sure you can bathe your child properly with the above techniques, it is best not to bathe your child when he or she has a fever, but just wipe the body and the following areas: armpits, neck, groin, back to reduce the child's fever.

In what cases should you not bathe your baby?

When the baby has just been vaccinated or the body is injured or has impetigo: At this time, it is best not to bathe the baby because the skin is injured, bathing the baby can easily cause infection at that wound.

When your baby has a cold, vomits a lot, or has diarrhea: When your baby has the above symptoms, it is best not to bathe him or her, just wipe his or her body.

When the baby is full after eating: At this time, the blood vessels under the skin are dilated, causing a lot of blood to flow here while the amount of blood in the abdomen is relatively low, thereby affecting the baby's digestive function. In addition, if the baby is full after bathing, he or she will easily vomit.

According to Nutrition/VTC News - NT