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4 Month Old Not Urinating

My son is acting normal - slept for 13 hours woke up happy but had a dry diaper when he woke. He ate like normal and now 1 1/2 hours later still has not urinated. Should I be concerned?

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4 Month Old Not Urinating

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Jul 03, 2008

More liquid
by: Baby Help Line

Hi!

14 hours without peeing is a long time. Offer your baby lots of liquid and see if it helps. As long as your son seems healthy and alert though, he is likely to be ok. If he starts to become very tired or get a fever, contact a doctor.

And if he continues without peeing for several more hours, take him to a doctor too, just to be on the safe side.

But again, first step is to make him drink and see what happens.

Good luck,

Paula

Aug 25, 2008

Don't Over do it with the liquids
by: Anonymous

Hi,
I am not a mom but I am a nanny and a nurse. I just want to recommend that if your child seems to have not urinated for several hours (you mentioned 13 hours, that is a significant amount of time) check the diaper carefully, you may be missing a small amount of urine. If you are unsure try wrapping him in a cloth diaper or a swaddling cloth for around 1.5-2.5 hours to see if he urinates (infants generally urinate every 1.5 hours) If there is still no indication that he has urinated and you are confident that he is not dehydrated (normal feeding patterns and no diarrhea) do not try to force urination by filling him up with liquids. If there is a more serious problem such as a blockage, this can aggravate it and possibly do damage. If after trying the cloth diaper you still see no sign of urination, see your pediatrician. As long as your child's behavior is normal do not feel you must rush him to the emergency room. If you are worried you can always call the nearest hospital and ask to speak to the triage nurse. She will be able to asses over the phone how critical the symptoms are and give you a "soft recommendation".
Goodluck!

Jan 10, 2012

My 3 month old child is not wetting his diaper as often
by: Anonymous

My 3 month old child has a cold. His symptoms are coughing, congested, runny nose, pink or rash on face, body,between skin folds. His void is colored yellow and a slight tinge of green. His diapers are dry for about 6-8 hrs now,but my wife and I noticed a slight pinkish color on his diaper where his urine usually is. He is breast feeding well and smiles and is attentive, but we've noticed him sleeping more often now. After he feeds he is irritable. He cries when he coughs because of his runny but sometimes clogged nose and congestion sometimes causes him to gag. We're hoping he doesn't have UTI

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