Early signs of dehydration in pediatric patients

You won’t always be able to prevent your baby or toddler from getting a little dehydrated. It happens, just like diarrhea and projectile vomit happen!

But you can help prevent your little one’s dehydration from getting too serious.

Remember your newborn has a stomach the size of a grape that slowly grows a bit bigger. This means that they can only drink a few teaspoons of milk at a time and need lots of regular feedings.

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Your newborn will need about nine feedings in a 24-hour period.

It can be difficult to stay on top of all the feedings and everything else at first. Keep track of how much milk your little one is getting with a feeding schedule.

Equally important is what comes out the other end.

How much your baby poops or wets their diaper is a good sign of how much water is going in. Keep count of how often you have to change your baby’s diaper.

Also check what your baby’s poop looks like. Very watery or explosive poops might mean your baby has diarrhea and is losing water.

Dry, hard poops might mean you

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