Being a first time parent can be a challenging time. Previous Next. View Larger Image. Vomiting Young children often get more colds than adults. Family Life. Health Issues. Tips and Tools. Our Mission. Find a Pediatrician. Text Size. When to Call the Pediatrician: Fever. Page Content. It is a good sign if your child plays and interacts with you after receiving medicine for discomfort.
Since the head is a very vascular area, a bump might cause some swelling. Ah, the dreaded case of vomiting and diarrhea—aka the stomach bug or viral gastroenteritis. Just make sure your little one gets lots of rest and hydration.
Kids can often vomit multiple times over 24 hours and may have fever and diarrhea. Wintertime brings lots of runny noses, sneezes and coughs. In fact, in the first two years of life, most children will have around eight to 10 colds. Most colds take eight to 10 days to go away. Try simple things to help alleviate the cough, such as having a cool mist humidifier in the room which helps keep the air from being dry or running a hot shower and sitting with your little one on the toilet for 10 minutes or so.
A few drops of saline in each nostril and the occasional suction of dry mucus in the nostrils might also make your child more comfortable. If baby is under 3 months old, it might be difficult to tell how sick your child is or if the cold is turning into something more serious than the common cold, so a call to your pediatrician is warranted. Other signs to see your pediatrician right away include if your child is having any difficulty breathing taking shallow or rapid breaths, flaring their nostrils with each breath to get more air in, or retracting, which means the skin by the ribs is being sucked in so you can see the outline of the ribs , the cough is getting progressively worse instead of gradually getting better, the fever is going on more than two to three days, or your child is very cranky or much more sleepy than normal.
Here, some helpful hints on what to have prepared before dialing:. Make sure you share any information they might need to know to help you assess the situation better, such as if your child has underlying medical conditions such as a compromised immune system, diabetes, heart issues, severe asthma or kidney issues or was recently in the hospital or emergency room. Poop that is mostly bright red with blood is of greater concern, and should lead to an immediate call to the doctor.
Intense abdominal pain Digestive problems are about as common in babies as trees are in a forest, but you should definitely call the pediatrician if your child is experiencing intense abdominal pain, or if the pain is concentrated in one area.
Severe vomiting, or vomiting that lasts longer than a day Like abdominal pain, a child is bound to vomit at some point in the early days, but very severe or frequent vomiting, or vomiting that lasts longer than a day deserves a call to the pediatrician. Intense diarrhea or mild diarrhea that lasts for 10 or more days Diarrhea is pretty common in babies, but if your child has severe, dehydrating diarrhea, or mild diarrhea that lasts more than 10 days, you should call the doctor.
Dehydration Common signs of dehydration include a lack of tears when crying, fewer wet diapers than you previously noticed, or going 6 or more hours with a dry diaper.
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