Tips to help children get vaccinated without fever

After vaccination, children may experience some side effects such as fever, swelling, redness, stiffness and pain at the injection site. Therefore, before the day of vaccination, mothers should eat about ten perilla leaves and breastfeed as much as possible.

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Fever and pain at the injection site are concerns of many mothers. This condition often occurs in children with sensitive constitutions, the reactions are usually mild and will disappear 1-3 days after the injection. However, many cases of children with persistent fever are very dangerous to their health.

According to physician Le Xuan Hai, Chairman of the Dong Da District Oriental Medicine Association, perilla is a medicinal herb that has the effect of eliminating wind and cold, relieving colds, inducing sweating, reducing fever and detoxifying very well. Before the day of vaccination, mothers should buy perilla leaves, wash them, eat about ten shoots and then breastfeed their babies as much as possible. After the vaccination, mothers should also breastfeed their babies a lot to avoid dehydration. The natural antibiotics in perilla will help prevent fever in babies. If the baby is using formula milk, mothers can pound perilla leaves and mix them with warm water and give them to the baby to drink.

In addition, after the baby is vaccinated, mothers should use cotton to dry the injection site and then apply a cold compress by bringing a cold towel in a cooler bag. Another way is to stick a fever-reducing patch on the injection site, the baby will not feel pain but will have a reduced fever and will not cry. It is not recommended to use lemon or thinly sliced ​​potatoes on the injection site because there is a risk of infection at the injection site.

Doctor Hai added that in addition to the above method, mothers can give their children kudzu root or black bean water to prevent and reduce fever.

According to VNE