It’s hard to know what to do when your child has a fever, or to know when the fever has gotten too severe. A
fever is when the body recognizes that there are foreign invaders that have made it into your system, and it raises the internal temperature of the body (past 98.6 degrees) to try and kill off whatever you have contracted. This temperature increase is regulated by the hypothalamus, a part of the brain that acts like the thermostat. As your child’s temperature starts to rise, they will feel colder initially because the body pulls all the blood from the skin and pushes it back into the body to use to increase the core temperature and they will get the shakes because the body is using the muscles to create yet more head on the inside.
What temperatures are considered to be “fevers”?
So what temperature are considered to be feverish and what levels are considered to be too high for children? For children, a temperature of 100-102 degrees Fahrenheit is considered a “low grade” fever. A temperature of 102-104 is considered “moderate”. Temperatures of 104-106 are considered “high” and anything over 106 is considered “severe”.
What to do when the fever gets too high:
Calcium: this can help bring down a child’s fever naturally
Egg Whites: dip your child’s feet in egg whites to pull the fever towards the feet and relieve pressure on the rest of the body.
Cool/Tepid Bath: tepid or a little less than room temperature so it doesn’t shock the body
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