Many parents, when faced with their baby's crying, fever, bumps, or falls, hesitate about whether to take them to the pediatrician or directly to the nearest hospital's emergency department. Typically, first-time parents are the ones who tend to go to the emergency room for any of these cases, but before doing so, we must assess the severity of the symptoms and decide whether to take the baby to the emergency room or wait to be seen by their primary care pediatrician.