rectal fissure would be most likely, if it goes away in a day or so not to worry. Grace Heitsch, MD, FAAP Duluth Clinic- Ashland 1625 Maple Ln Ashland, WI 54806 715/682-2358 fax: 715/682-2481 voice mail: 715/685-7582 e-mail: [log in to unmask] "It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." Frederick Douglas > -----Original Message----- > From: [log in to unmask] [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 1998 7:22 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: blood in diaper > > A midwife called today to ask my opinion on a 3-day-old boy whose > mother > reports 3 diapers with a bit of blood in it. She insists that it is > red > and not orange. Midwife will be seeing baby tomorrow and has asked > mom to > keep diapers for her to see. > > If it is not urate crystals, is there a problem with a male baby's > having a > spot of blood in his diaper at this age? Baby is not circumcised. > > Patricia Gima, IBCLC > Milwaukee > mailto:[log in to unmask]