What is so difficult and disturbing for the mothers of the first-borns when their child is worried about something: panic comes, because you do not want to "feed" the baby with pills, even without knowing the exact cause of the child's poor health; Mom rushes for help to grandmothers who sin on "cutting teeth" and so on.
And you know that the fever in a seven-month-old baby can talk not only about the teeth, but about the serious inflammation of certain internal organs due to infection. This indicates that if you find any symptoms you need to see a doctor immediately.Naturally, with the birth of the second child, it becomes clear to you, the appearance of which symptoms requires an urgent call to the doctor, and which symptoms do not bother the doctor until tomorrow or until the next scheduled visit. Inexperienced parents usually ask to list the symptoms that require urgent medical attention. Of course, it is impossible to enumerate everything, because there are hundreds of different diseases.
The main criterion requiring medical advice should be the child's unusual behavior or unusual appearance, for example, excessive pallor, lethargy, drowsiness or, on the contrary, agitation and moods. The following information should be considered the most general guidance.
The increase in temperature is not as significant as other external signs of the disease, if it exceeds 38. In this case, you should always contact your doctor. However, do not disturb the doctor in the middle of the night with a slight cold and if the child does not show great anxiety; You can call a doctor in the morning.
Cold. Urgently call a doctor you need with a severe cold or if the disease is rapidly progressing, and the child's well-being is deteriorating noticeably.
About hoarseness and difficulty breathing, you need to inform the doctor immediately.
The pain has various causes, and when it appears, you first need to call the doctor. Children often have colic in the evenings - it is natural that there is no need to report them on every occasion. If the child complains of pain in the ear, especially when the temperature has simultaneously increased, contact the doctor on the same day. Medications that are used for inflammation in the earliest stages of ear diseases are more effective. When in the abdomen, call the doctor, and before his arrival do not give a laxative.
Sudden loss of appetite can also be a sign of illness. You do not have to worry much if afterwards the appetite appears again and there are no noticeable changes in the child's behavior. If the child behaves differently, as always, contact the doctor.
Vomiting should alert you if the child looks sick or just not like usual; In this case, call the doctor.
Severe diarrhea in infancy requires immediate medical attention. With a slight disorder of the chair, you can wait a few hours for the doctor to report.
Head trauma should be taken seriously if, 15 minutes after it, the child does not come to his usual state.
Injuries to the hands and feet should disturb you and get you to contact your doctor if the child can not use the injured limb or it gives him pain.
When burns with the appearance of blisters, you need to call the doctor.
If your baby has eaten something that is not good, he may be in danger. Immediately you need to contact a doctor or an ambulance service.
Rashes. In the first year of life, the main cause of rashes on the body are diapers or diapers. The rash may appear on the face in the form of small pink spots. Neither one nor the other is dangerous. Infectious diseases, which are accompanied by a rash (measles, scarlet fever, rubella), children in the first six months are not affected, if the mother had been ill with them in due time. The exception is syphilis. Sometimes there is eczema, which should be reported within one to two days. Impetigo can be infected in the hospital, but after this disease is unlikely. Nevertheless, it is necessary to report impetigo. Call the doctor is also in the event that the rash is accompanied by a painful condition of the baby or the rash is very intense.
Of course this is not all the list of troubles that can happen to the baby, but at least in general terms it is clear what and under what circumstances it is necessary to undertake. In any case, you should have a first aid kit at home to always be ready for "unexpected circumstances"