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4. Increased Brain Pressure
When pressure builds up inside a baby’s head, it also causes:
Irritability and crying from a headache
Vomiting
An unusual high-pitched cry
A bulging fontanelle (soft spot) even when the baby is
seated
Swollen veins on the forehead
A head that’s growing too rapidly (your doctor should
measure your baby’s head size at every well-baby
checkup)
Sunset sign (a big-eyed stare with a crescent of the white
of the eye displayed over the colored iris, making the eye
look like a setting sun)
If your baby fits the symptoms described above,

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contact your doctor immediately.
5. Skin Pain: A Thread or Hair Twisted Around a Finger, Toe, or
Penis
In years past, the sudden onset of sharp screaming in an
otherwise calm baby made parents search for an open safety
pin inside the diaper. Today, however, thanks to pin-less
diapers, that no longer happens. Now a parent who hears that
type of abrupt, shrill cry should look for a fine hair or thread
wrapped tightly around their baby’s finger, toe, or penis. This
problem requires immediate medical attention. (Doctors often
treat this problem by applying a dab of hair-removal cream to
dissolve the hair.)
6. Mouth Pain: From Thrush to Teething
Thrush, a yeast infection in the mouth, is easy to recognize
because it causes a milky white residue on the lips and inside of
the mouth that cannot be wiped away. Thrush may also cause a
bumpy red rash in a baby’s diaper area and/or itchy, red
nipples in a breast-feeding mom.
Thrush rarely causes fussiness, but on occasion it can cause
crying from an irritated mouth. Fortunately it is easy to treat,
and recovery is rapid.
Many parents ask if teething causes their baby’s crying. This
is extremely unlikely, because teething two-month-olds are as
rare as hen’s teeth. However, if you think your baby is having
teething pain, give her some acetaminophen drops and see if it
gives any relief (ask your doctor for the correct dosage). This
medicine won’t help colic, but it may reduce mild teething
pain.