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My Baby and Urine Frequency

by Anonymous

How much does a baby urinate in 3 hours? Is there any way to know if my baby pees too much or too little?

Baby Help Line Response:

Hi!

How much a baby generally urinates is hard to tell and varies with the age of the baby and individually.

For newborn babies, a rule of thumb is that they should produce 6-8 heavy diapers per 24 hours after a few days of living. Since such young babies have very small bladders, it probably means that they will pee one to a few times per hour.

Older babies are likely to pee less often, since they both have larger bladders and eat solid foods.

If your baby's pee is pale yellow and doesn't have a strong smell, he or she is likely to pee enough.

If you are curious on how often other babies may be peeing and why, read through some of the following threads, dealing with similar questions:

6 months old with frequent urination - normal?

Baby passes urine often

Baby not urinating

How often should a newborn pee?

I hope this helps,

Paula

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My Baby and Urine Frequency

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Mar 25, 2009

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by: Anonymous

my baby is 11 mounth how ofteh does he have to urinate?

Sep 01, 2011

Peeing frequence for 11 months old
by: Paula (Baby Help Line)

Hi ,

As I wrote above, there are no set rules for how aften a baby of any age should be peeing. The younger the baby, the more often will he or she is likely to pass urine.

When babies grow older, they are likely to pee less often for several reasons. One is that their bladder control matures. In addition, their bladders become bigger and they also eat more solid foods, which of course contain less liquid.

If an older baby suddenly starts peeing a lot more often or seldom, it is wise to look for other signs of illness, such as pain or fever, no appetite, sleepy, loses weight et cetera. If your baby appears to be ill, certainly discuss the situation with a doctor.

For a baby that suddenly stops urinating, there may be reasons to believe that the baby is dehydrated. Maybe the weather is very hot or the baby has had a stomach bug with diarrhea. Make sure to offer more to drink and see if it helps in such case.

As long as the baby urinates relatively regularly and the urine is pale and has no strong smell, and your child seems to be overall healthy, your child is likely to be fine.

I hope this helps,

Paula

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