Should I call the doctor if I can't get my baby to stop crying?
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Dr. Ann Kellams
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia
Dr. Ann Lenox Kellams, assistant professor of clinical pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics and medical director of the newborn nursery at the University of Virginia Children’s Hospital, is an expert in newborn care and breastfeeding. Kellams teaches pediatric clinical skills to students and residents and authored the Newborn Nursery Resident and Student Curriculum and Orientation Manual for UVA Children’s Hospital. Kellams serves her surrounding community by being a mentor for the African American Student Mentorship Program, by serving on the Virginia Breastfeeding Advisory Committee and by hosting various community education workshops on newborn and infant care. She received the Outstanding Graduate Designation from her alma mater, the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine.
Should I call the doctor if I can't get my baby to stop crying?
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Dr. Ann Kellams suggests ways to get your baby to stop crying, and when it's time to call the doctor.
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Dr. Ann Kellams: Hi, I am Dr. Ann Kellams with the University of Virginia Health System. I am a Pediatrician. We are going to talk about reasons to call the baby's doctor.
Host: Should I call the doctor if I can't get my baby to stop crying?
Dr. Ann Kellams: So with crying, it's very normal for babies to cry and if you add up the amount of time that a typical newborn would cry in a 24 hour period, it can be as much as three to four hours. However, it's usually not all at the same time. So if you get to the point where your baby is crying, it has been two or three hours, you have tried everything on the list including feeding the baby, checking the diaper, swaddling the baby, rocking around, patting, whatever you are doing and maybe something to suck and this baby will not stop crying, is inconsolable then we recommend a call to the baby's doctor.
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