• It is hard to wake up your baby or your baby won’t stay awake for feedings.
• Your baby will not stop crying despite feeding and consoling techniques
• Your baby feels hot to touch and has a temperature higher than 37.4 °C (100°F) under the arm when dressed appropriately for the room
• Your baby is vomiting after every feed
• Your baby has diarrhea (more than 10-12 watery bowel movements in 24 hours if breastfeeding OR more than 6 watery bowel movements in 24 hours if formula feeding)
• Your baby has NOT had a bowel movement for 24-48 hrs once your milk is in or if you are formula feeding, and your baby is acting uncomfortable or in pain.
• Your baby is still passing meconium (black tar-like stool) after 5 days.
• Your baby is not having enough wet diapers:

Day 1= At least 1 wet diaper

Day 2= At least 2 wet diapers

Day 3= At least 3 wet diapers

Day 4= At least 4 wet diapers

Day 5 to 3 Weeks= At least 6 wet diapers

• Your baby does not feed at least 8 times in 24 hours, or you cannot hear your baby swallowing.
• Your baby continues to lose weight after day 3 (always weigh your baby on the same scale)
• Your baby’s skin is yellow or the whites of his/her eyes are yellow
• Your babies tongue, lips, and inside of his/her mouth looks and feels dry
• There is blood, pus or a foul odor coming from your baby’s umbilical cord. Or if the skin around the umbilical cord is red.
• There is yellow or green discharge coming from your baby’s eye(s)
• Your baby has white patches inside his/her mouth, cheeks or tongue that do not rub off.
• You are worried or think your baby is sick (trust your instincts, you know your baby best)

Screening for Biliary Atresia