#asktheexperts hello, my daughter is 3 months old and is having fever around 101 (armpit measurement). What should i do

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for fever as well as pain kindly give paracetamol according to the weight of child as well as according to the power of paracetamol medicine you are having and paracetamol can be given maximum 4 times per day and also do body sponge to decrease the surface temperature.
also when u take temperature in thze armpit of the child and it is 100 or more then only consider it as fever and give paracetamol.
higher medicines for fever like ibugesic and mefenamic has to be givxen only after medical consultation.
after giving fever medicines you can wait for maximum 3 days and then meet your doctor if it is not improving. keep the child in cool atmosphere

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Calpol you can give five drops of this medicine you can repeat it again after six hours if the temperature rises this is the way that how fever medicines are meant to be given rest if you required you can always connect with your paediatrician for this