What should you do if your baby gets his first fever? Know doctor’s advice
What should be done if a baby gets fever for the first time? Know the doctor’s advice…
Akanksha Dixit/Delhi. Becoming a parent is a different experience for everyone. And in this journey they have to face many different challenges, in such a situation when your child falls ill for the first time after coming into this world, then both the tension and responsibility of the parents increase. It is not easy to see the baby suffering from fever. But you do not need to worry at this time. Because today we will talk to a child specialist doctor in Delhi and tell you how to take care of the baby during his first fever and what measures to take.
Mata Mandir Charitable Hospital is located in NFC, South Delhi, which is one of the number one hospitals in Delhi. While talking to the team of Local 18, the child specialist of this hospital, Dr. Veena Dua, told that she completed her graduation from LLRM Medical College Meerut. After which she completed her post graduation from Kalawati Hospital Lady Harding Medical College Delhi. After which she has been treating children for the last 45 years. Child specialist Veena Dua told that parents should not panic when a newborn baby gets fever for the first time. Because fever in a baby is a common problem. Just take care of them by keeping these tips in mind.
Choose the right thermometer
To measure the fever of the child, place the thermometer on the child’s body for one minute. If the child’s body temperature is above 100, it means that the child has fever and if the fever is 100.5 or above, then the child should be given medicine and if the fever does not subside even after a day with the medicine, then the child should be immediately shown to a child specialist.
keep baby cool
The child specialist said that it is very hot and due to the lack of a cooler or AC in some people’s homes, children get fever, so keep the child in a place where he feels cool, so that the children do not get fever.
Do not try home remedies on your baby
Do not try home remedies when your child has fever. Rather, show him to a good child specialist as soon as possible and keep giving water to the child during fever. Otherwise, the child will get dehydrated.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : June 19, 2024, 09:14 IST