Warning signs in newborns and infants

Before a child under 30 days or an infant small (children under one year) most are doubts. usually, they might have an infection, from a simple like "cold" (which usually are normal sneezing with all newborns) to a potentially serious condition that it is generally suspect because parents notice the child warm. This post explains what is the normal temperature of newborns and why should not entertain too much, something as detrimental as not shelter them at all.

It also explains that it is rare that a newborn has a fever, so yes symptoms may indicate an infection or box, to which one should always go to a hospital emergency department detailing.


Temperature newborn
The baby has exactly the same temperature as adults: if the mother passes hot or cold, he will too, so you should not harbor too much in summer but not in winter. It will be comfortable wearing roughly the same proportion of clothing bearing the mother. Do not be obsessed with the thermometer continually put the small, it is very rare that a child has a fever a month (the largest one month they can be more easily). The warning signs of an infection in a newborn usually more than fever, the presence of irritability, persistent crying that does not yield, discolored or bad tone, among others (see below).

What to do if you notice the newborn warm
If hot note to a newborn will loosen your clothing or 10-15cc Take it away and offer water bottle, never forcing the child to drink. Usually temperature increases are too warm or mild dehydration. In case of persistent high temperature at 15 or 20 minutes of having done this, you should see a pediatric service to value the child, since in that case yes it could be a real increase in temperature boy.

Fever in infants
In an infant 3-4 months with a fever, you should go to a hospital emergency department because they generally have to carry out analytical for potentially severe infections. In older infants 4-5 months with fever, their valuation depends on the overall state: those children with fair or poor general condition (wrong color, tone, do not eat with petechiae in the skin, they are decayed or may be dehydrated, for example), they should always be measured in a hospital emergency department and urgent. Those with good general condition (good color tone, they eat and are smiling and playing), can be measured with less urgency and in a non-hospital setting, such as the health center.

Warning signs in a newborn or young infant
Generally newborns should not have just problems: a newborn healthy and happy (well fed) will always have a rosy color, shrunken arms and legs (position open book) and of course a super suction as it's up and starts making the chest. With good taste, color and normal suction is that the child is healthy, which also corroborate the pediatrician in reviews.

A spot temperature rise is usually not the best indicator of disease, but of course has to be assessed if not immediately yield to loosen clothing or give the baby to drink water.

In the presence of bad color, tone or suction should go to a hospital emergency room. These data (color, tone and suction) are previously will alter in the event that something does not go well and are the ones that should alert if they are altered. For any questions you should ideally always consult with a pediatrician.

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