We will try to dispel doubts at the expense of what to do in this situation, but still, the decisive voice here should be the word of the district doctor who observes this baby and knows everything about his health.
What to do at a high temperature?
Most often, the temperature of the child does not rise once - it lasts about 3-5 days or even longer. This suggests that the body has encountered an infection and is struggling to fight the enemy with all its might. If you have a long illness, you need to pass an analysis to identify the bacteria, and then you need to give the baby antibiotics.
It can be difficult for parents to understand that if the child feels satisfactory even at such a high temperature, it should not be immediately knocked down. After all, its appearance is an independent attempt of the body to cope with the disease. He needs to give a chance to learn how to do it himself and then the baby in the future will not need long-term treatment. After all, he will cope with the disease and avoid complications.
Therefore, when a child has a temperature of 38.5-39.6 ° C for even a few days, you do not need to "treat" it. You need to give the medicine for a cough, dig in the nose, but lower the temperature only when the child is really ill and before going to sleep at night.
To help the baby's body cope with the disease, you need an abundant warm drink and the more it is, the better. First, thus, toxins (the products of the decomposition of harmful compounds) are more quickly evacuated from the body, and intoxication will decrease. Secondly, replenishment of the liquid is extremely necessary to combat dehydration.
As a drink, any natural gull with a temperature not higher than the body temperature is suitable. It may be a weak black or green tea, but it is still better if the child drinks chamomile, lime, currant and other drinks, which in addition to saturation of cells with moisture, have in their composition vitamins and substances that can reduce the temperature.
In addition to drinking, bathing in a warm bath is recommended, but the water should be warm, not hot. Such a method will naturally and gently allow for a short time to reduce the temperature by several degrees, as, indeed, and rubbing with vinegar or alcohol, which make babies older than 6 years.
If, however, the temperature of 39.5 ° C lasts for a child without symptoms the third day, then most likely they will soon appear and experience is not worth it, because cough and runny nose do not always appear first.
In some cases, the cause of such a high temperature without symptoms may be teething. This is easy to understand by examining the oral cavity of a baby at the age of up to two years, because in older children the cutting tooth will not cause such a reaction.
In rare cases, such a high temperature is an indicator of another inflammatory disease in the body that is not associated with a cold. Most often, such a sharp jump is given by the kidneys ( pyelonephritis ), and it will be necessary to conduct tests to find out the cause.
What can not be done at high temperature?
To children of any age at a high temperature any thermal procedures - rubbing, inhalation, warming up, the guy of legs are contra-indicated. Nutrition in this acute period should be minimal and easy, but most of the time the children do not eat at all and this is normal, the main thing is for the child to drink a lot of liquids.