Dehydration while nursing

H Schinske wrote:

Lora ) wrote:

But how do you tell if an exclusively breastfed infant has diarrhea?
His poops are always runny.

Diarrhea is pretty unmistakeable. It's not just runny, it's very watery with
"bits" in it and it smells horrid.

Most likely he's protected by the antibodies you've been making. The fever
might mean he had a very light case of whatever bug it is.

--Helen

Ok, good. He hasn't had anything like that and seems fine again
today.
Thanks!
-Lora

Chookie wrote:

In article , Lora R
wrote:

But how do you tell if an exclusively breastfed infant has diarrhea?
His poops are always runny.

Believe me, you will know! There's runny, and then there's watery stuff that
absolutely STINKS and needs to be hosed off your baby because it's escaped
from the nappy in all directions.

Tip: put child in laundry tub before attempting to remove any clothes.
Soiled clothes can then go in the bucket and you can rinse the child off
easily.


Heh, I will keep that in mind! He hasn't had anything like that thank
goodness, but at least I know what to look for. I'm so thankful it
appears he won't get sick, I hate to think of him feeling as bad as I
felt.

-Lora