Alerts and warning signs in babies

Below, we describe some warning signs in the baby. If any of these occur, we recommend consulting your doctor or pediatrician:

• Change in the normal body temperature range: fever greater than 38°C, alerts about a possible infection, below 36°C alerts about hypothermia.
• Drowsiness: the newborn child who sleeps more than 6 hours and is difficult to wake up.
• Changes in skin color: jaundice, yellow color, cyanosis, bluish or purple color, paleness, whitish color of the skin.
• Decreased urinary volume: a newborn child who does not urinate within a period of 6 to 8 hours is alert to possible dehydration.
• If the baby has discomfort when urinating .
• If more than a week passes without producing bowel movements.
• Excessive crying or irritability of the baby , when the duration of crying is greater than three hours. It can alert you to hunger, pain or situations such as gastroesophageal reflux disease or milk protein allergy, among others.
• Presence of blood in feces or stools: alert about a possible allergy to milk protein, anal fissure, among others.
• Respiratory difficulties: if the child breathes with difficulty or has a different breathing pattern than usual.
• Bulging or sinking of the fontanel

Shaken baby syndrome

It is defined as a serious brain injury that occurs from violently shaking an infant or young child.

Babies have a heavy head that they do not initially support well and weaker neck muscles. When a baby is shaken or thrown forcibly into the air, his fragile brain moves back and forth inside the skull, which can cause bruising, swelling, and bleeding. This usually occurs when a parent or caregiver feels frustration or anger, often because the child won't stop crying.

This syndrome usually does not occur from jumping on a child's knee, from minor falls, or from playing jumping jacks or tug-of-war.