1) Food to Avoid:
- Egg - something about egg would cause the fever to get worst despite its very nutrious elements.
- Rice - this is from the elders, if the kid is having fever don't give rice but can give porridge water. Heaps... well so cook the rice with heaps of water and give the kid to drink the poridge water instead which in other way helps to reduce fever.. but solid rice is a NO NO... interesting isn't it? well i have been with this way since i was young and the grandma's grandma's method. so if ur kid having fever , cook very soft porridge instead if you don't believe this fully ... and not solid rice.
2) No Bath : well elders believe it would get worse if u give bath and instead you should give a good wipe of the body instead. However western believe a warm bath would help to reduce the fever. So with that, my conclusion is, give a warm bath in Noon time and have the bath room warmed up (if you have a heater) and if not, quickly wrap the kid up and cloth him up. If the fever is in the night , use damp towel to sponge his forehead instead.
3) More liquids of course.
4) Over counter medication: The popular one is stick on forehead cooler patch. and of course the famous Paracetomal brands: Panadol and Nurofen. Somehow tigerbaby prefers the taste of nurofen.. oh well.. its about the same as doctors say. So i say if you see fever above 38. i would definitely give a small doze of medicine to smooth her at night.
5) Timing: Elders always believe fever tends to attack at this time: Dawn which is about 4-5 am; Evening around 4 - 5ish and night around 9ish *basically i find its the time when doctors are hard to access time* so as mummies, we should deligiently check their temperature at this time and do what our mother insticnts kicks in!
6) Asian Tip - use the wet sock method..two pairs of sock..first pair wet it n wear ,,then
second pair of sock wear over the wet pair..n cover blanket to sleep
** I never tried this before but this is an info from mommies purely sharing on their expeirience and knowledge.
6) Asian Tip - use the wet sock method..two pairs of sock..first pair wet it n wear ,,then
second pair of sock wear over the wet pair..n cover blanket to sleep
** I never tried this before but this is an info from mommies purely sharing on their expeirience and knowledge.
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