Sentences with phrase «sunken fontanel»

Other signs include sunken eyes and a sunken fontanel (the soft spot on your baby's head), and no tears when crying.

For some babies, a sunken fontanel is nothing to worry about, but check with your doctor if you're unsure.

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According to tradition, the fontanel becomes sunken when a baby is withdrawn from the nipple too suddenly.

As stated in La Leche League (2003) the following are signs of dehydration in your baby, «listlessness and sleeping through feeding times, lethargy, weak cry, skin loses its resilience, dry mouth, dry eyes, less than the usual amount of tears, minimal urine output (less then two wet nappies in a twenty four hour period), the fontanel on baby's head is sunken and fever» (p. 335).

As stated in La Leche League (2003) the following are signs of dehydration in your baby, «listlessness and sleeping through feeding times, lethargy, weak cry, skin loses its resilience, dry mouth, dry eyes, less than the usual amount of tears, minimal urine output (less than two wet nappies in a twenty four hour period), the fontanel on baby's head is sunken and fever» (p. 335).