Important things to have if a child is feverish

Don't take for granted if your child is feverish...

Yes, i Learned it through the hard way...a couple of weeks ago the children in this house had chicken pox. obviously, widad contracted the disease as well...Within the course of two days she develop fever which i thought was normal and as a routine safety measure i fed her the necessary stuff like paracetamol, cough syrup and i dabbed wet towel on her head once in a while.

what i did not realise that the temperature could fluctuate so greatly up to the point she had seizure. we panicked and in the end she had to spend the night in the hospital. a few days after that her temperature remained high. that really disturbed me..i cried and blamed myself for not really taking care of her enough..

i have now made a strong mental note that if they are feverish

STEP 1:

MEDICAL KIT MUST BE READY

-syrup paracetamol

-cough syrup

syrup piriton

-suppository paracetamol ( or ubat bontot) whenever the you feel the temperature is high. don't wait...or hesitate...just do

STEP 2

GET SOME TRADITIONAL MEDICAL TREATMENT

- find some hibiscus leaves. It will help in cooling down the fever. crush the leaves in a small basin of water until all the sticky and gooey stuff comes out. rub it all over the child. You will notice that the temperature will go down significantly.

STEP 3

FEED THE FEVERISH CHILD WITH PROMEGRANATE (delima) OR COCONUT WATER

-buy the fresh fruit and squeeze the juice out. feed the feverish child around 20 ml every 3 to 4 hours. Do this at least 2 to 3 days.

- a friend of mine gave this tip. i've tested the tip and it really works

STEP 4

CHECK THEIR TEMPERATURE EVERY 1 HOUR if the fever is very high

-Invest in a good quality digital temperature. check every hour. always remember that if you put the temperature under her armpit you need to plus 1 more degree Celcius (this is according to my sister who is a nurse). once the temperature gets to 39 degrees celcius, you need to insert the suppository paracetamol through the anus.

STEP 5

RUB THE HIBISCUS+WATER EXTRACT ALL OVER ESPECIALLY HIDDEN PLACES

- You need to do this especially under the armpits, the neck and other places.

THIS IS JUST A PREVENTIVE MEASURE TO REMIND MYSELF. WE STILL NEED TO CONSULT THE DOCTOR. but i actually don't like feeding my children with antibiotics everytime they are sick. just my two cents...