Fever is an immune response presenting with fever. When it occurs in the first three months of the baby's life, it can be an alarm sign and therefore precautions must be taken in case there is a possible infection. Other possible causes could be due to a excess heat or dehydration, although we will analyze the causes in more detail. We will dedicate the following lines to know how the fever in babies from 0 to 3 months.
Babies up to 3 months need constant care. You have to know that it is a vital stage for your survival and you have to know some care, including understanding how much your body temperature should be.
How is the body temperature of a baby from 0 to 3 months?
A baby's temperature should be between 35 and 37° Celsius. Their temperature is the same as that of adults. The body works within its body heat regulation mechanisms, it will always make a regulation for both heat loss and gain. If the temperature is excessive the body will respond with the sweating and if the temperature is low, the body will shiver.
In babies these regulation systems are more delicate. For their bodies it will imply a greater consumption of energy and can lead to hypothermia or hypoglycemia. As his system is still quite immature, it will lead us to have greater control and care of his temperature.
Fever in babies in their first trimester of life
Fever and low-grade fever are two different aspects. Everything will depend on the graduation when taking body temperature. Low-grade fever can occur due to different factors, among them, by staying in a high outside temperature or by being overcoat.
Body temperature varies depending on where it is taken. For example: if taken in the mouth and groin, normal parameters are between 35,5 and 37,5° C. If the temperature is taken rectally, it will increase one more degree, between 36 and 38°C.
However, when the results are outside the normal parameters, we can classify them as:
- Between 37° and 28° C is considered feverish.
- Between 38° and 41° C is considered a fever.
- With 41 ° C or more is an alarm sign: hyperpyrexia.
The symptoms that a baby can present are irritability, having the red face, red skin of their body, they sweat more than usual. In these cases, there is usually even a small rash on your skin. You have to pay attention, since the baby can show irregularities in her behavior. They may be more eager for their drink (because they are thirsty) or they may be lacking in desire. Or they may be much more sleepy than normal or become more irritable.
Reasons for the fever
Infections They are the main reason for fever (they can get earaches or sore throats) although it does not always occur with high heat, since some babies stay too cold or have a low body temperature.
Excess heat It is also a reason for such a circumstance, there are times when they are covered or covered too much and that causes such a reaction. Other times it is because they are close to a large heat source or because it is too hot in the atmosphere.
Dehydration is another cause. Perhaps you are going through some type of gastroenteritis, although it is still early, although the main reasons are usually because you are not drinking enough breast milk or formula.
Tips to lower fever
One of the tips is Go to the pediatrician to refer you to a pharmacological treatment. Another type of stocking is to hydrate the baby well or feed him well on demand, avoid wrapping him too much and let him rest as much as necessary. However, when taking the baby to a medical center, the best measures will always be indicated, always depending on the case that justifies why the fever has arisen.