Baby's well being

2022-11-13 05:36:03
Hello doc... My baby is 2 months old... She was feeling uneasy day before yesterday... Yesterday I checked her body temperature... It was 99 F... I gave her calpol 100 5 drops... Den in the evening i went to paedritician...he checked her all vitals..and said she is ok...no kind of infection... Only said to monitor fever for 3 days... Now i checked her body temperature agn this time...it was 98.6 F... I want to know is it normal temp... Or i need consultation of another paedritician... Also i want to know what degree is normal temperature for babies and what degree will be considered as fever... Plzzz reply ...i am worried...
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This is normal temperature . No fever will rapidly disappear . It will keep coming and going . On giving calpol it will come down and then rise again when effect of calpol goes away . Mostly fever is due to viral infections which take about 3 to 5 days to go away . If the general condition of the child in between the fever episodes is fine i.e she is active , cheerful , feeds , urinated and poops normally , generally speaking there is not much to worry . However always remember some danger signs when ther is fever and which necessitate immediate hospital visit 1. Poor activity even when fever is down 2. Vomiting 3. Excessive loose stools 4. Breathing difficulty 5. Excessive crying 6. Abnormal movements of the body 7. Almost nil to very minimal water and food intake 8. Reduced urine output PS : As your baby is only 2 months old , I would suggest that you must show physically to the Pediatrician whenever she has fever as many subtle signs of a serious infection maybe missed out in small babies .  Also never self medicate such a small baby except for giving calpol drops for fever

Answered2022-11-13 06:49:07

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98-100°F is usually taken normal, however it depends on the site it is measured e.g axilla, mouth, anus. Upto 100 is considerd normal variation in body temperature.

Answered2022-11-13 05:52:06

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