Question
Is it okay for an 11-month-old baby’s body temperature to be around 37.23 degrees Celsius for the past few days? Past treatment and effectiveness: The baby has phlegm in the throat and is taking medication. I would like to get some help with: Is it normal for a baby’s body temperature to be consistently at 37 degrees?
Answer
It’s not advisable to rush into using medication to reduce a child’s fever. Because fever is the body’s defense mechanism, antipyretics can only lower body temperature but cannot eliminate the root cause of the fever. Generally, there is no need to rush to reduce fever if the temperature does not exceed 38.5℃, especially before a clear diagnosis is made. If necessary, you can use Bingbing fever-reducing patches, which are convenient to use and contain mainly cool plant extracts without any medication ingredients, ensuring no side effects.