Take him to the doctor.

should i take him to the military ER.. because i called 2 day for an appointment and they said there was no appointments... the thing is i hvae ti call an appoinment center that books the military doc. i cant call directly.. so should i go to the ER?

Is he running a temperature? I would do that first - take his temp. If it's 100 or above, I would play it safe and bring him to the .e.r. If not, I would try a few things: give him some gas drops (maybe his tummy is hurting), give him a bath to maybe calm him down, try rocking him...

Do you recognize his different cries yet? Babies have different cries for when they're hungry, when they want comfort, when they're tired, and when they're in pain. But if you don't know his cries yet, that can be difficult.

I think you should definitely take his temperature. If it's over 100 degrees and you can't get him an appointment tomorrow, then I would take him to the er. I would say chances are it's just an ear infection, but you never really know.

If his temperature isn't high and you try everything else you can think of I'd say take him to the doctor still. Most of the time with ear infections they will have a fever, but not always.

thanks guys.. no temp.. its 98.5! i gave him mylicon about an hours ago.. but im going to try a bath now.. he loves them so i hope this works. thanks for the advice.. do you think i should call an outside doc if it pursists? ill post again and let you know!

oo as for his cries i do know them.. its weird.. he starts by crying as if he is hungry and then after i try to feed him he gets fustrated and mad and then he cries like he has pains.. almost as if it were gas but its not.. that was the weird part.

well im going to try a bath and rub his tummy in case! brb to post

he is just colicky. sometime newborns cry for hours on end. Your doing the right things...bathe him, rub his tummy, give him gripe water and stuff. Dont take him to the dr for just crying...check to see if there are visible things wrong with him..like laura suggested. and these types of cries can last for his 1st 3 months. my son did the same every once in a while .

there is not such thing as "just colicky". that is an excuse for "i have no idea what is wrong with your baby".
babies cry for a reason, whether its because they cant tolerate their formula, an ear infection, acid reflux, teething, whatever. our pediatric GI said 99% of "colic" is actually a milk soy/protein intolerance, or acid reflux. some doctors just dont investigate the cause for crying, which is really sad.
anway, this does not sound like colic at all. if this is not his normal behavior, then there is something wrong. could be an ear infection. "colicky" babies are colicky every day, not just randomly.

yes there is such a thing called colicy babies. ....there is reasons why babies cry and then there is no reason ..no reason meaning unable to understand why..and that is called colic..it sounds exactly like colic to me and my son did that a few times and my dr. said it was. and no colcky babies are NOT colicky everyday for your info .

the definition of a "colicky" baby is: cries for more than 3 hours a day, for more than three days a week, for more than 3 weeks. so until your child does that, they are *not* colicky. occasional crying does not classify it as "colic". i know a little more about this than you do, trust me.

So I guess those times that there was nothing visibly wrong with my son, but he was screaming his head off I shouldn't have taken him to the doctor? Wrong.. He had ear infections. You shouldn't tell people not to take a baby to the doctor if you don't see anything wrong. Obviously we aren't doctors, so we don't see everything that they do. Until you get your medical degree you shouldn't go around telling people what is wrong with their babies.

An untreated infection can spread from the middle ear to other parts of the head, including the brain. In addition, the usually temporary hearing loss from an ear infection can become permanent, if the infection is left untreated.

thats exactly what i was saying. babies cry for a reason...always. it could be an ear infection. i think you should call the doctor. emma was all like "oh he is just colicky"....like she is just supposed to let him cry? what if he really does have an ear infection, that could damage his ears permanently.

my name is not emma first of all. and secondly , he was most probably just colicky..so natalia just shut your angry mouth up and go deal with your anger some other way.

samantha, you dont run to the dr. everytime an infant cries. They cry sometimes for reason that are not known but not actually threating and that is defined as colic. i learned not to take every cry and sniffle so serious...thats my opinion.

i agree babies cry for a reason. better safe than sorry take him to the dr.

then dont choose that as your screen name if you do not wish to be called that, smarty.
second, what in my post is classified as angry? you are the one that is condoning letting babies cry....what if they are in pain? i feel bad for your child.

your name isn't "natalia"...it's .natalie. Chase's name isn't "chase." My name isn't "babymajic"...soo errrrmmmm....

When it comes to the baba crying a lot...if there is no fever, there prob isn't an infection of any sort. As fever is the 1st sign of infection in the body.

He's only 5/6 weeks, so gas is more than likely the problem. Lay him on his belly on your knees and pat his back.

My daughter never had "colic", or "any serious problem" as an infant. Babies cry. it's just what they do.

If my daughter didn't cry, then I'd be worried.

yall are right, we aren't Dr.'s so how can we give *any* info?! Because we're mothers who have gone through different things with our different babies.

Take your baba to the Dr. at the nearest appt. The .e.r is *crawling* with germs and I'd hate for your baby to be exposed if not necessary.

Sarah

ummm k, doctor. my son has had 2 ear infections with no fever. so dont tell people that there is no infection just cause there is no fever.

secondly, i dont know everyones real name on here. screen names are chosen on here because that is what you are referred to on here, emma.

SO did .oni. And it was spreading to her brain...I *just* posted about this the other day.

But *infants* *do* have fever. and they *do* favor one side over the one in pain. If she's not experiencing these symptoms, then I doubt it's an ear infection.

you don't have an infant...you have a damn near toddler.

Sarah

what are you talking about? this happened when he was like 4 months old-that is an infant, not a toddler.

alright. Then I'm wrong. It *is* possible for an infant to have an ear infection with no fever. *if cought early enough*.

We cought .oni's before her body could even begin fighting it. So, in these instances, an ear infection can occur w/no fever.

But I would wait for a Dr., not the .e.r. The .e.r is *filled* with horrible germs!!! (so is the Dr. if they don't separate sick baby days from well baby days)

Reguardless, take him to the Dr. if the crying doesn't stop with mylicon(gas).

Sarah