Little Medical Advice for Young Mother

My son had this fever few days ago. Well, I have this little 'light' suddenly comes from my mind to share with you all regarding the medical advice that I get from doctors. I spent a lot of $$ for my babies for these 2 years. Hope these will help you a little bit for not being panic for your first baby.

1. FEVER - a very common illness that every kids will have. Do not panic! First come to your mind is, if you think you cannot handle the situation, seek medical helps! Otherwise, measure the heat with thermometer - I'll suggest you to get the fever strip where you can get at some pharmacy outlet (NOT ALL outlet have this strip). It is simple to use especially for young babies by putting the strip on the baby's forehead. Comparison with ear thermometer and armpit thermometer, they are not as simple as fever strip which is easy to bring, carry and use, always put one or two inside your traveling bag with babies. They are cheaper compared to digital thermometer.
After you take the heat measurement, give fever medicine to baby with instructed dosage (recommended medication by doctor). You always has to standby a new bottle of this medicine at home. After giving the dose, do not wrap you baby or give warm clothes for him as this will worsen the condition. Stay with you baby around 15 minutes, you will see some reflects from the medication. You baby probably starts to sweating. If they do, please wipe off the sweat using a dry tower (this is a good sign). Do not switch on the fan at all time. Air-condition around 25 degree at room temperature (no more hot and cold environment for the baby). The fever will gone after some time (around half an hour).

If they don't sweat, wipe them with wet tower (not very wet, please dries up the water before use. This action just to cool them down not to clean them). Wipe them very frequently. If the fever does not gone after 2 hours, you have to use the buttock medicine (always standby 2 pieces at home). If the fever does not goes down after half an hour after buttock insertion medicine, please go hospital!! Describe all the step you have done to the physician when you reach the hospital, then it is the time you let the professional to handle you baby.

If you manage to control the temperature after the medication at home, stay with your baby, check their temperature every 15 minutes or less to monitor their next fever peak. Try to adjust their feeding time to the same time you give them medication. This can help them to get more rest with full stomach. Monitor their 2nd fever peak and so on. If the fever does not get better after 3 days, it is a MUST to bring them to hospital, they probably need some antibiotics. Follow the instruction by doctors.
TIPS! Every dosage must be in correct amount and on time. If they spill out, top up the medicine.

2. FLU - To be continue...