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Odd question...
What do you do if your baby doesn't have 6 wet diapers in a day? Alena's at
4 and it's 10:30pm... Should I be worried? -- Lina Alena born July 1st, 2003 www.maternalinstinctscanada.com validate the email address before sending. |
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I would not be worried. Why do you say she has not had 6? Where does 6 come
from? Is that a certain amount that they are suppose to have. Izabella usually has around 4 if not 5 in a run of a day. She has been doing this for months now. I do not worry about it. -- Laura Mommy to Izabella **Feb 10th, 2003** And 2 felines *Ashes(2) & George (4)* http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/i/izabellawelburn/ "AlenasMom" wrote in message able.rogers.com... What do you do if your baby doesn't have 6 wet diapers in a day? Alena's at 4 and it's 10:30pm... Should I be worried? -- Lina Alena born July 1st, 2003 www.maternalinstinctscanada.com validate the email address before sending. |
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In article .rogers.com,
"AlenasMom" wrote: What do you do if your baby doesn't have 6 wet diapers in a day? Alena's at 4 and it's 10:30pm... Should I be worried? Day as in 24 hours -- when did you start counting? If it has been a hot day, you might cop more bfs tonight. I wouldn't worry if the baby doesn't appear lethargic/sunken whatchamacallit*/sunken eyes etc. * What's the name of the soft spot on a baby's head again? -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Jeez; if only those Ancient Greek storytellers had known about the astonishing creature that is the *Usenet hydra*: you cut off one head, and *a stupider one* grows back..." -- MJ, cam.misc |
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Chookie wrote:
* What's the name of the soft spot on a baby's head again? Fontanel : ) And I agree, I wouldn't worry overmuch about a slowing in diapers without additional signs of dehydration. -- iphigenia www.tristyn.net "i have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. i do not think that they will sing to me." |
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At her age and with 4 diapers I would probably watch another day
before I thought of doing anything drastic. Feed her alot. Maybe go to bed with her and let her have lots of access. Both my babies had low diaper counts in the first weeks after birth, and I had to supplement both of them with formula. KC - Buy or rent Whittlestone Breast Expressers at: http://www.alittlestore.com "AlenasMom" wrote in message . cable.rogers.com... What do you do if your baby doesn't have 6 wet diapers in a day? Alena's at 4 and it's 10:30pm... Should I be worried? |
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"AlenasMom" wrote in message able.rogers.com... What do you do if your baby doesn't have 6 wet diapers in a day? Alena's at 4 and it's 10:30pm... Should I be worried? Update: She made it to 7 before 6:30 am. But what does one do when the diaper count is low? Do you call the pediatrician? Or go to the hospital? |
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AlenasMom wrote:
Update: She made it to 7 before 6:30 am. But what does one do when the diaper count is low? Do you call the pediatrician? Or go to the hospital? Hijacking the thread -- I never counted the diapers Ollie went through as a newborn, and I still don't know what officially is a "wet" (as opposed to, say, "damp") diaper. Am I a Bad Mom? -- Sara, accompanied by the baby barnacle |
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"Sue" wrote in message ... AlenasMom wrote in message Update: She made it to 7 before 6:30 am. But what does one do when the diaper count is low? Do you call the pediatrician? Or go to the hospital? Nothing. Keep an eye on it and keep feeding the baby. Watch for sunken fontanels and no tears when she is crying as for signs of dehydration. Are you using disposable diapers or cloth diapers? Disposable diapers are really good at keeping the wetness away so sometimes it is hard to tell if it is actually wet or not. Keep an eye on your daughter's behavior. Does she seem extremely sleepy? Any change in her behavior at all? I personally would just keep an eye out for dehydration. I'm using cloth. So I KNOW when they're wet. LOL |
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are you using disposable or cloth diapers....disposable diapers are so
absorbent that you can't always tell when the pee, until it become a significant amount. If it is 4 heavy diapers, then that is fine. Also, if she seems perfectly happy, alert, showing no signs of dehydration, I wouldn't worry at all -- Michelle P Ava Marie July 14, 2002 "AlenasMom" wrote in message able.rogers.com... What do you do if your baby doesn't have 6 wet diapers in a day? Alena's at 4 and it's 10:30pm... Should I be worried? -- Lina Alena born July 1st, 2003 www.maternalinstinctscanada.com validate the email address before sending. |
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Odd question...
AlenasMom wrote in message
Update: She made it to 7 before 6:30 am. But what does one do when the diaper count is low? Do you call the pediatrician? Or go to the hospital? Nothing. Keep an eye on it and keep feeding the baby. Watch for sunken fontanels and no tears when she is crying as for signs of dehydration. Are you using disposable diapers or cloth diapers? Disposable diapers are really good at keeping the wetness away so sometimes it is hard to tell if it is actually wet or not. Keep an eye on your daughter's behavior. Does she seem extremely sleepy? Any change in her behavior at all? I personally would just keep an eye out for dehydration. -- Sue (mom to three girls) I'm Just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll World... |
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