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24wk baby with virus & fever sleeping 4 hours? he stirs when i try to wake him, falls back to sleep or only awake for a short time? drinking half feed

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Dr. Donald Alves answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Wet diapers?: If not wetting diapers, not feeding well, and fever--at 24 weeks he has very limited immune system and safest to take to er / pediatric er (if nearby) for examination, tests and likely hydration at minimum.

Answered 12/20/2013

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