CRYING BABY LESS THAN 3 MONTHS OLD (INCLUDES COLIC)

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Symptom Definition

• A child less than 90 days of age has the sudden onset of unexplained crying.
• The younger the child, the harder it is to identify the cause of the crying.

Causes

• Main cause of recurrent crying:  colic (excessive normal fussy crying).
• Common causes of new crying: hunger, sleepy, pain, too cold, too hot, clothing too tight.

See More Appropriate Topic (instead of this one) If

• Age older than 3 months old (not colic), see CRYING CHILD OLDER THAN 3 MONTHS OLD.
• FEVER or any symptoms of an illness, see that topic.

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Reviewed 8/2004

Revised 8/2004

See Other Topics:

• Crying Child Older Than 3 Months Old (Irritability, Fussiness)
• Fever

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