Everyone knows that if the thermometer shows two degrees above the norm when measuring the temperature, then the child is sick, and it is clear that it needs to be treated. And what should you do if the thermometer does not reach the norm when measuring the temperature, and essentially, instead of 36.6, it shows 36.0? What is the reason for this temperature? After all, quite often at such a temperature the child is quite mobile and active. What it is necessary to do - leave everything as is or call a doctor?
The child has a fever
This temperature is called hypothermia, it occurs in preterm infants after childbirth. Getting out of the mother's tummy, they find it difficult to adapt to the temperature drop, they still have an immature heat exchange system in their bodies. If the baby has a hypothermia condition, then to ease his condition, you must constantly keep it in your arms and put it to your chest. Mom's colostrum and warmth will help the baby adapt quickly. If the child was born with a very small weight and too early, it is placed in a special chamber, where the temperature necessary for the child is maintained.
Not only premature babies have a low fever. Causes of low temperature can still be a violation of the adrenal glands, weakening of the immune system, thyroid disease, cancer. The last diseases must be feared, not all, of course, but benign tumors can grow into malignant tumors. There is another reason for low temperature - banal hypothermia. In addition, there are still psychological and physiological causes of low body temperature in the baby. These include depression, apathy, bad mood. It happens that a low temperature is accompanied by a headache.
Sometimes a baby has a lower temperature in 2 or 3 years. It manifests itself on the part of the child with absolute indifference to food, apathy and lethargy. Why is this happening and what should be done in this case? A low temperature in children can last about a week, after a cold. As pediatricians note, such an adverse reaction is caused by anaferon, which treats young children. This protein preparation helps the body fight the disease and is prescribed to children at the earliest stages of the disease. If a child has a temperature drop after the disease, you need to help him to postpone this time. Prefer clothes warmer, do not wear easily the baby. Make sure your feet are warm, but do not wrap them too warm. In the diet of the baby add more fruits and vegetables, they strengthen the body's defenses.
To the child with the lowered temperature of a body do not take in head to do or make rubbing, it only will worsen a status. More warm your baby with your warmth. While the temperature does not return to normal, put the baby to sleep with him. Inform the pediatrician about the condition of the child. The doctor should prescribe medications and tests.
If, for no apparent reason, the child's temperature has dropped below normal, this may indicate a reduced immunity. Then you need to get advice from an immunologist and a pediatrician. The doctor will prescribe hardening, drugs, a course of vitamins, which will help to increase the immunity of the baby.
To determine the exact diagnosis, you need to see a doctor. The doctor will give a referral to the tests and make his conclusion. If the reason is that immunity is weakened, the doctor will prescribe vitamins, recommend reorganizing the lifestyle and diet. If the cause is more serious, the child will need to undergo a screening. Do not give up on it, because it can identify diseases that progress quickly without treatment.
All pediatricians in the world advise children to be tempered at a low temperature, because weakened immunity is a common cause of a drop in temperature. It is necessary to write the child into the pool, to spend daily dousing and wiping the whole body. The child needs a sport, which is dealt with together with the child, the example of parents will affect the baby more than orders and requests.