Not exact matches
Medicine for
fever If
fever is making your
baby uncomfortable and your doctor
says it's okay, you can use infant acetaminophen or ibuprofen to bring down your
baby's temperature.
«If your
baby seems distressed, comforting him is more important than bringing a low
fever down,»
says Dr. Burgert.
«If a newborn's breathing truly is labored with congestion, if it persists more than six weeks or if a
baby under 3 months of age has a
fever associated with it,»
says Dr. Brown.
«
Babies usually need to be exposed to environmental allergens for one or two seasons before they get hay
fever,» she
says.
This article
says «a
baby under 3 months old with a
fever of 100.4 degrees Farenhiet or higher» but what is the temperature for
babies older than 3 months?
Some parents
say their
baby also gets a
fever, diarrhea, or a runny nose just before a new tooth arrives, but there's no scientific proof that teething causes these symptoms.
The American Academy of Pediatrics
says that although a
baby's body temperature may rise slightly when teething, a true
fever (rectal temperature of 100.4 degrees F or higher) and diarrhea aren't normal symptoms.
SUNNY GAULT: And it
says in an attempt to explain
baby fever, the researcher's adapted 3 views.