Crying in Infants

A baby's cry can be an important clue that something serious is bothering him, such as sickness or an unrecognized injury.

Does your crying baby have any of these symptoms?

• Vomiting

• Limp or very weak appearing

• Fever (a rectal temperature of 100.4 degrees F or higher)

• Holding, hitting, or scratching his head

• Not wanting to eat or drink

• Dry diaper for more than six hours

• No recent bowel movement

• Not moving one or more parts of his body normally

• Crying more or louder when he moves an arm or leg

• A finger or toe that is red or swollen

  Yes, my baby has one or more of these symptoms.

  No, my baby does not have any of these symptoms.