Illness

illness

Call your baby’s doctor if you notice

• Bad odor, discharge or pus from the cord
• Thick, yellow drainage from the eyes
• Refusal to eat several times in a row
• Vomiting (spitting up most of feedings or spit-up that shoots across the room)
• Diarrhea – three watery stools in an eight-hour period
• A fever of 100 degrees or above (Take the baby’s temperature by placing a thermometer under the armpit, with clothing out of the way)
• Excessive crying for several hours for no apparent reason
• A sudden change in behavior or activity (irritability or excessive sleepiness) Coughing
  Yellow eye or skin color
• Less than six to eight wet diapers a day by one week of life