Fever in newborn babies

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series babylore

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Fever in newborn babies
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How to take temperature

Forehead thermometers work well. Just make sure you take it on 3 different spots on the forehead – and see if they are all close.

This is the one I used – I took a few readings one after the other – to see if they were all close enough. It was accurate enough – to where we knew when the baby was in the ‘yellow’ zone or ‘red zone’. The accompanying symptoms (baby is not as playful or active, baby is super irritable even without being close to feeding time, baby feels warm to the touch, baby back is sweaty…) – are equally going to be a giveaway along with the thermometer reading. Our baby became a lot less active – and had weak, drowsy eyes throughout the time that he was in the yellow zone (had above 99.2 degree temperature, but below 100).

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Low Temperature – below 98. 2 F – versus Fevers

For newborns, a low temperature is as worrisome as a high temperature. Low temperature means the baby isn’t able to generate enough body heat to keep itself warm.

Slightly High Temperature – above 99.2 F but below 100 F

This is for home recovery. However, if your child has a cough or congestion of any sort, contact your on call pediatrician. Coughs are never normal in a child (except for the slight acid reflux, food digestion related short coughs).

Slightly Higher Temperature – above 100 F

This should always be a call to the doctor. And the same applies for the cough / congestion that was listed above.

High Temperature – above 102 F

Take to the doc immediately.

Fevers can build immunity

One thing we learned was low grade fevers (below 100), were , in a way, a good thing for a 2 month old baby. It means he / she is just building their immunity fighting it off.

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