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Can I walk with the baby at a temperature?
Last reviewed: 23.11.2021
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Elevated temperature in a child is a common sign of pathology. If we talk about hyperthermia, then in children it is most often associated with a viral infection. Thus the raised temperature keeps, as a rule, some days, and then decreases in process of recovery of the child.
Can I walk with the baby at a temperature? The answer to the question can be unambiguous - it is possible, but there are some conditions. To understand this issue, you need to understand why you should walk at all when the child is sick.
If we are talking about frequent respiratory viral infections that occur in children several times a year or even several times a month, they are accompanied by a rise in body temperature. This is a normal protective reaction of the body to viruses. The level of temperature rise does not exceed 38.7 degrees in the acute period. It can only be in the first day, and then the temperature does not reach such figures at all and is kept at the subfebrile level. Just in such conditions it is very useful to walk with the child. But do it not in an acute period, when there is a high temperature. You can lower the body temperature of the child with antipyretics, and then go out with him to walk. This is allowed if the temperature is below 38 degrees.
Regardless of the time of year, a virus infection can be in any weather, including a hot summer. When it comes to high fever in a child in winter, outdoor walks are very useful for eliminating the pathogen. First, in a cool frosty air, a child can breathe easier. Secondly, viruses that affect the body of a child and any other person are adapted to live in the human body in comfortable conditions at a comfortable temperature. These viruses in the defeat of the body live there due to the fact that there is "heat", because a person has a stable body temperature. When a child with a viral infection at subfebrile body temperature walks on the street, the viruses are not adapted to such aggressive environmental conditions, and they die. This definitely accelerates the child's recovery. If it is a question of winter, then you can walk with a sick child at a temperature of at least 10 degrees. If the street is very cold, then it's better just to breathe the air on the balcony while the room is being ventilated.
When a child falls ill in the summer, and he has a fever, then you need to take into account that walking in the sun will not help the child. Therefore, in the summer you can walk in the evening, when the sun goes down.
Another important indicator of a child's condition is his state of health. If a child feels good at a drop in temperature and wants to go outside, this is direct evidence that you can walk with him.
When it comes to high temperature and the state of a child of medium severity or heavy, the walks are out of place here. When the mother lies with the child in the hospital, then, most likely, the condition of the baby is heavy, so it is better to postpone the walk for a later period.
Read also about how to knock off the heat in a child in this article.
Walking in the open air for a baby with a viral infection and a mild condition of the baby is very useful. Fresh air is a factor that accelerates recovery, so you can use it in treatment, at subfebrile temperature.
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