5 parents of children who recovered from COVID-19 tell us what happened to their children after they tested positive

Recently, with the adjustment of national epidemic prevention and control measures, people with mild or asymptomatic infections have been quarantined at home, and many families have had children infected.

Many parents are very worried. What should they do if their children are positive? What symptoms may appear? Can their young bodies resist the invasion of the virus? In this regard, NetEase Health talked to the parents of several children who recovered from the new crown and talked about their children's experience of the disease.

Taking individual differences into consideration, the experiences of these children cannot represent everyone, but they can still serve as real samples for everyone's reference.

1. "Keep children's fever-reducing medicine at home, nothing else is needed."

Child's basic information: boy, one and a half years old, Beijing

The child was the first person in the family to show symptoms. The adults only started to show symptoms the day after the child developed a fever. We didn't know how they were infected.

The main symptoms of the child were fever and crying at night, but he never coughed. Since the child could not speak and could not tell where he felt uncomfortable, he would be a little fussy when he had a fever.

After the child had a fever, we took him to the hospital for a blood test. The doctor prescribed Motrin and other medicines for him to take at home. After returning home, we gave him Motrin when he had a fever, and stopped taking medicine when he didn't have a fever. We also took some physical cooling measures. The fever started on Friday and subsided on Sunday, and the whole process lasted more than 2 days.

The biggest feeling from the whole process is that if you have children's antipyretic medicine at home, nothing else is needed.

2. "My daughter's symptoms and recovery speed are not even as severe as the previous severe cold."

Child's basic information: girl, two and a half years old, Shanghai

The infection occurred three weeks after the lockdown, during which there was no contact with the outside world. It may have been caused by aerosol transmission due to the infection of neighbors downstairs, upstairs and next-door neighbors.

After the baby was infected, the main symptom was repeated fever, about 39 degrees. In addition, there were also symptoms of mental depression, loss of appetite, mild cough, sore throat, crying and other discomfort symptoms. At that time, due to the shortage of beds and community transportation capacity in the square cabins, some square cabins could not admit children under 3 years old, so we first isolated at home and treated ourselves. The main response measures are to take symptomatic medicine. If the fever exceeds 38.5 degrees, take Motrin, take Xiaoer Kechuanling and Xiaochaigui for cough, and drink more hot water.

During this period, although the baby's fever always recurred, the duration of each fever was getting shorter, the temperature was getting lower, and the intervals were getting longer, which is also a positive sign. After about a week of fever, the baby had no obvious symptoms, and the nucleic acid turned negative after more than 20 days.

My advice to everyone is that if your child is diagnosed with the disease, don’t be too nervous and don’t necessarily have to go to the hospital, because the hospital doesn’t have a specific medicine for Omicron, that is, you can treat the symptoms at home and have a better recovery environment and rest conditions. In terms of my daughter’s symptoms and recovery speed, it was not even as serious as the severe cold she had before, and there were no so-called sequelae after recovery.

3. "Children recover faster than adults, so there is no need to stockpile too many types of medicine."

Child's basic information: girl, six months old, Hebei

Four days after the dad tested positive, the baby suddenly started to have a fever and the antigen test showed two bars.

On the first day, the baby had a high fever, reaching over 39 degrees. I monitored her temperature all the time. Once it reached over 38.5 degrees, I gave her children's antipyretic medicine and wiped her body with a warm towel every once in a while to cool her down physically. The temperature dropped quickly. On the second day, she had a low fever, with a temperature of around 37.5-38 degrees. It did not go above 38 degrees, so I did not use any medicine. On the third day, the baby's temperature returned to normal and she was in good spirits.

She ate and slept well throughout the whole process, did not cry, was a little clingy, and had no other symptoms except fever. Overall, babies recover faster than adults. It is recommended that those who have children at home should stock up on children's antipyretic medicine in case of emergency, but there is no need to stock up on too many types of medicine.

4. "After taking antipyretics 4 times in total, the baby no longer has a fever."

Child's basic information: boy, 11 months old, Gansu

One night, when the child was getting ready to go to bed, I touched his hands and they were cold, but his forehead and neck were hot, so I realized he had a fever. At the time, I thought it was caused by roseola infantum, but later the rash disappeared and my family members began to show symptoms, and I realized they were infected with the coronavirus.

The child's temperature reached 39.4 degrees that night. I gave him antipyretics and fever patches, and wiped his face, armpits, and thighs with a cold towel to physically cool him down. After about 30 minutes, his temperature dropped to 38.4 degrees, and then I coaxed him to sleep.

At about 2 a.m., 4 hours after the first high fever, the second high fever came, reaching 39.6 degrees, and he was given antipyretics again. During this period, the baby did not cry, but vomited all the milk.

At 8 o'clock the next morning, the child's temperature reached its third peak of 39.5 degrees. I gave him antipyretics for the third time. After about half an hour, the temperature dropped to 38.7 degrees, and the child regained some interest in playing.

At about 17:00 in the afternoon, the fourth high fever came. This time the fever interval was longer and the temperature was lower, reaching 38.7 degrees. After taking the antipyretic medicine, the baby's interest was greatly restored, and he slept normally at night and had a good night's sleep.

In total, the baby took antipyretics 4 times, and the fever disappeared. During this period, the child was also fed with Chiqiao Qingre Granules for Children, and when he had a cough, he was fed with ambroxol oral solution. From the second day of the fever, the baby played and ate milk normally, just like usual. The biggest feeling is that everyone should not be afraid. It is not terrible for babies to have infections. They are stronger than adults and recover faster.

5. "When the child's fever was at its worst, tears streamed down his face."

Child's basic information: male, seven months old, Beijing

My grandmother was the first to show symptoms, probably because she was infected while going out to buy groceries. Then the four adults in our family, including my grandfather, me, and my father, all got infected one after another. At first, everyone in the family who tested positive was isolated in a separate room, but the child still had a fever a few days later.

The child first had a dry cough, which quickly developed into a high fever, reaching 39.5 degrees, with tears streaming down his face. After the fever, the child became clingy and had to be held by his family. In addition to taking antipyretics and physical cooling, when the child had a fever but was in a better condition, we gave him a bath, which made him feel more comfortable and lowered his body temperature a little. During this period, the child also had symptoms such as coughing and vomiting, but the fever subsided on the third day.

It is recommended that everyone must emphasize to the elderly at home that they should try not to go to crowded places to avoid infection.

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