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3. Eye infection. Eye infections are quite common for newborns. Look for signs in your child’s eyes (swollen eyes, watering eyes or pus formed from eyes).
The reasons above are
most common, and least dangerous, reasons to contact health personnel. However, an infant can have many other diseases, like heart problems, allergy, asthma, etc. Please contact professional health personnel if your baby is acting abnormal. As I said earlier in this article, some things cannot be repeated or emphases enough times. Here is my conclusion for you:
Contact a doctor if * ...your infant is in pain * ...your infant has breathing problems * ...your infant has fever * ...your infant is vomiting * ...your infant has diarrhea * ...your infant has bad appetite * ...your infant has rashes * ...you suspect that there is something wrong with your infant
If there is nothing wrong with your child and your doctor has a bad attitude because of your “false alarm”: change doctor. You are allowed to be concerned by your child health. You are obligated to contact professionals if you are afraid that your child is in danger. You are allowed to be wrong. Do not let is stop you from contacting health personnel next time if you were wrong
first time. Your child needs your concern.
Sincerely, F.P. Larson Calm Your Screaming Baby

F.P. Larson is an associate writer for Calm Your Screaming Baby ( http://www.calm-your-screaming-baby.com/ ), a resource site for parents of infants.