thread: Blue around the mouth?

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    BellyBelly Member

    Dec 2005
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    hmm.. is it definately a blue colour or is it a greyish white sorta colour? if its the greyish white then my mum says its wind too. but i have heard that if babys go blue around the mouth it can be a sign of oxygen definciency and you should get it checked out. that accompanied with the extra sleepyness would probably warrant a trip to at least the GP. though, having said that she is 2 weeks so they do sleep a bit at at that age. if it were my baby i would go to see a GP just for peace of mind.

    does she seem unwell in any other way or are there sick people around her at the moment? being dehydration can also cause sleepyness so a good way to check for that is if her fontanelle is sunken, if she is dry around the mouth, and if you gently pinch the skin on the back of her hand and it stays up for a bit instead of going back down straight away then she could be dehydrated.

    anyway, hope it is all good.

    just re-read and you are wanting to know if you should go to ER or GP tomorrow.. to tell you the truth if it were me i would probably go to ER tonight. its a pain but you will feel so much better when they send you home with peace of mind.
    Last edited by 2CheekyMonkeys; June 16th, 2009 at 08:14 PM.