{"id":667,"date":"2015-12-02T16:17:44","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T16:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/?page_id=667"},"modified":"2023-09-18T17:20:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T17:20:27","slug":"fever-in-children","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/faq\/fever-in-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Fever in Children: When to Call a Doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"
Fever is very common in children, and it is very normal for parents to worry when their baby or child shows signs of having a fever. If you are worried about your baby\u2019s temperature then it\u2019s important to remember that in the vast majority of cases, fever is harmless.<\/p>\n
In fact, it is our body\u2019s response to infection, and actually a good sign to indicate that our immune system is working as it should be. If your baby or child has a fever, it is probably because they have a virus such as a cold. Your child may also experience a mild fever following vaccinations.<\/p>\n
The best way to determine if your baby has a fever is to use a thermometer. You can pick up a simple digital thermometer from most supermarkets and pharmacies. A fever is classed as a temperature that is higher than 37.5 degrees centigrade. Normally, your baby or child\u2019s temperature will be somewhere around 36.4 degrees centigrade, but this will vary from time to time and child to child.<\/p>\n
Your child will also feel hot to touch, on her back, tummy, or forehead. Hands and feet are not a good indicator of your child\u2019s temperature as they can often be cooler than the rest of the body. Your child may also appear flushed or feel damp from sweat.<\/p>\n
Most of the time, your child\u2019s fever will not be harmful and you will not need to seek medical help.<\/p>\n
However, you should always seek medical help if the following applies<\/strong>:<\/p>\n If your baby is older than six months, then a temperature higher than 39 degrees is not necessarily anything to worry about, instead, it is better to look at their overall appearance when trying to determine if they ill.<\/p>\n Therefore, if your child has a fever of 39.5 degrees but otherwise appears well, alert, taking on fluids and not in any obvious discomfort, then you probably don\u2019t need to be too concerned, but continue monitoring them for any changes.<\/p>\n Fever is very common in children, and it is very normal for parents to worry when their baby or child shows signs of having a fever. If you are worried about your baby\u2019s temperature then it\u2019s important to remember that in the vast majority of cases, fever is harmless. In fact, it is our body\u2019s response to infection, and actually a good sign to indicate that our immune system is working as it should be. If your baby or child has a fever, it is probably because they have a virus such as a cold. Your child may also experience <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":567,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/667"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=667"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3245,"href":"https:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/667\/revisions\/3245"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
How Can I Treat My Child\u2019s Fever At Home?<\/h2>\n
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