My baby is 3 months old with fever. Ask your doctor when to give fever medication and which one should be used at this age?
Fever is a symptom of many illnesses, which can be a sign of an acute non-nervous system infection such as pharyngitis, otitis media, inflammation of the lungs, pneumonia, bronchitis ... Or maybe just fever Viruses, dengue fever, Rubella fever, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, chicken pox fever, and fever due to post-immunization. Any cause of fever above 38oC should also reduce fever to prevent seizures can occur due to high fever.
The effect of antipyretic drugs is usually promoted after 30 minutes of medication and maintenance in 4-6 hours, this time enough for the mother to go to the cause and treatment for the baby. Drugs commonly used to reduce fever are paracetamol with a minimum dose of 10 mg / kg body weight and a maximum of 20 mg / kg body weight. Antipyretic drugs for infants have three types: powdered pills, syrups and anal pellets. The best is an anal pellet. Thus, with a 3-month-old child weighing an average of 5-7 kg, the drug should only be given 100mg per dose (100mg powder pack or 100mg dose) or syrup as directed and repeat this dose. 4-6 hours if the baby is still high fever. In addition, breastfeeding more and remove the clothes, warm water ... If the high fever does not feed the baby, should take her to see immediately.