Reasons to Call Baby’s Doctor
- Axillary temperature of over 99.6ºF or less than 97ºF.
- Vomiting (not spitting up) 2-3 times in a day.
- Diarrhea: 2 or more very watery stools. (Breast milk and some formulas can cause very loose, frequent stools.)
- Unusually quiet, limp or fussy.
- Unusual amount of crying and/or can’t be comforted.
- Not eating more than 2 feedings in a row.
- Less than expected number of diapers per day (6 wet, 3 dirty).
- Unusual skin rash.
- Breathing fast (more than 60 times a minute) while resting.
- Bleeding that does not stop with pressure.
- Drainage or bad smell from umbilical cord.
- No wet diaper within 18 hours after circumcision.
- Unusual swelling, bleeding or discharge from circumcision.
- Plastibell circumcision ring does not fall off within 3 weeks.
- Plastibell circumcision ring has slipped down onto shaft of penis.
- Jaundice (yellow skin color), especially if not eating well.