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2022-01-20 02:31:57
My 21 days old baby has body temperature of 37.5 when checked through ear??? Does he have fever?? What is the Normal temperature
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37.5 degrees C equals 99.5 F. Ear temperature is usually 0.3 degrees C higher than oral temperature and 0.6 degrees C higher than armpit. Wait for 37.8 C to call it fever (100 F). Please measure in farenheit. If baby is active and feeding, no need to worry. Baby's body is warmer than ours normally

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