Call your pediatrician if your baby temperature drops below 97.7 rectally. Your child’s fever lasts more than five days. Your pediatrician may need to investigate further for underlying causes. Your child’s fever is higher than 104 F (> 40 C).

That’s why you should always contact your doctor or head to urgent care if your little one has any fever that’s 100.4°F or above. (The same goes with a temperature lower than 97.7°F when taken rectally.)

Call your doctor if you have an: infant younger than 3 months old with a rectal temperature of 100.4°F (38°C) or higher. older child with a temperature of higher than 102.2°F (39°C)

For babies and toddlers between the age of 3 months and 3 years, visit the pediatric ER if the child’s temperature is above 102.2 degrees, or if the child is displaying these symptoms: Difficulty waking up. Not urinating. Unable to keep fluids down.

A baby less than 28 days old, who has a fever, will be admitted to the hospital for further observation and treatment. This is the standard of care at all hospitals. Antibiotics will be continued until all the culture results come back.

Teething can raise your baby’s body temperature, but only slightly. Any fever over 100.4 F is a sign that your child is probably sick.

Fever. If your baby is younger than 3 months old, contact the doctor for any fever. If your baby is 3 to 6 months old and has a temperature up to 102 F (38.9 C) and seems sick or has a temperature higher than 102 F (38.9 C), contact the doctor.

You may be able to treat the fever at home with the following methods:

1. Acetaminophen. If your child is over 3 months, you can offer them a safe amount of children’s acetaminophen (Tylenol).
2. Adjust their clothing.
3. Turn down the temperature.
4. Give them a lukewarm bath.
5. Offer fluids.

If your little one is experiencing symptoms, try these home remedies to help reduce your baby’s fever.

1. A lukewarm sponge bath (stop if your child starts to shiver).
2. Lots of liquids.
3. Light clothing and lower room temperatures.
4. Rest — in most cases, you shouldn’t wake a sleeping child to give them fever medicine.

Cold Compress – Placing a cool, wet washcloth on your child’s head can draw the fever out and help your baby rest. Fluids – To prevent dehydration and aid the body in cooling itself, give your child plenty of fluids, including water, clear soups, popsicles or yogurt.

Keep the room temperature at about 70°F to 74°F. Dress your child in light cotton pajamas. Overdressing can trap body heat and cause your child’s temperature to rise. If your child has chills, give him or her an extra blanket.

Like I mentioned above, sleep is vital for recovery during times of sickness. And it’s likely that your baby will sleep more than normal when they are sick. It’s okay to let them sleep a bit longer than they normally would.

7 Ways to Soothe a Sick Toddler

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2. Let her set the rest rules.
3. Doctor her diet.
4. Help the medicine go down.
5. Counter congestion.
6. Read all about it.
7. Keep it light.
8. Pour on the TLC.

If your toddler’s stuffy nose is disturbing her sleep, you could try:

1. using a humidifier in her bedroom to keep the air moist.
2. running a hot tap in your bathroom to make it steamy, then sitting in the room with your toddler for a while before bedtime.
3. applying vapour rub on her back and chest, being sure to avoid her face.

Bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast are the foods that make up the BRAT diet. These foods are easy to digest and have a better likelihood of staying down than many other foods when a child is sick. Similarly, CRAM is a diet that consists of cereal, rice, applesauce, and milk.