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Mom of a 4 yr 3 m old girl2 years ago
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My 17 months old baby is suffering from fever (100°) Can a cold compress her forehead ????

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Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children2 years ago
A. Fever is a reaction of the body to different pyrogens released during any Infection. Usually temp more than 99 F is taken as fever . Mostly in children fever is because of viral infections like flu or RSV where the fever is there for 4-5 days but may persist even upto 2 weeks . Initially antipyretic like paracetamol is given in at dose of 15 mg / kg/ dose. Can be repeated after 4-6 hrs if needed . Lukewarm svponge bath can be given as home remedy to decrease fever. Adequate fluid intake is also beneficial. Urine output monitoring is necessary to avoid dehydration .
Sunita MahatoMom of 2 children2 years ago
A. 100° is normal temperature for baby ... anything more is fever.. then you can use wet cotton Patti to low down temperature.. monitor temperature at regular intervals with Babyhug strip thermometer
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