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My Son Did Not Urinate for 6hrs

by Gaya
(Canada)

My son 18 months old did not urinate for 6hrs, is it wrong?

Baby Help Line Response:

Hi Gaya!

I agree with you that 6 hours seems like a long time for an 18 months old to not pee, at least if it is at day time.

Did he eat and drink as usual during these hours?

When he did urinate, was the pee light colored and with a mild smell? If the urine seems to be concentrated (dark yellow, sharp smell), then your son might simply need to drink some more water.

If he shows no other signs of illness, I wouldn't worry too much, just make sure you offer him liquid on a regular basis. Even just a mouth full now and then is much better than nothing.

If your baby does seem ill, not eating or drinking, has a fever or signs of blood in his urine, contact a doctor.

I hope this helps!

Paula

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Jun 20, 2008

6 Hours OK
by: Anonymous

Hi, six hours is not a long time not to urinate.
The minimum time to be concerned would be 12 hours without urination. No urine for 12 hours could be a sign of dehydration and you should call doctor. Six hours is OK.

Does your baby go more than six hours without drinking fluids? Maybe that is cause.

Nov 14, 2008

11 MONTHS OLD
by: Melenie

My son has gone all day without urinating and only pooped onced. I took him to the Ped. Center and they tell me their is nothing wrong with me. What do i do? He is not eating much or drinking? What culd happen? He is 11 months old.

Mar 01, 2010

my son is 8 months
by: Sari01

my son is eight mths & he went approx 14 hours without urinating.
Why? Is this ok?

Aug 25, 2010

No pee
by: Anonymous

My son is 7 months old, and we just had a rough weekend in the ER with really high fevers. But one thing that doctors are not addressing is that he really has not peed since Friday (5 days ago). He was not eating very well and has diarreah, but I think he should still pee a little bit. I was told to wait until he gets lethargic and I can't wake him. Why do I have to wait for the extreme? And now that I am getting him to drink more, I should see urine but there is still nothing. Why can't I get a doctor to address this? I am not a frantic mother, I am a concerned one that wants my baby healthy. So where is the urine going if he is not urinating? After two bottles since 1 am this morning there is nothing? Does this sound right to you?

Aug 25, 2010

No urinefor 5 days...
by: Baby Help Line (Paula)

Hi anonymous with a son that hasn't peed for five days,

No, it sounds absolutely crazy to me that the doctors were not concerned with your son's lack of peeing. I would take him back and demand further investigation. I don't want to upset you, but this really has to be taken seriously. Don't leave ER until you have a doctor who listens to you!

I wish you all the best. Please keep us posted!

(A tip: Bring a new diaper to the ER, so they an weigh both the one he is using and a new one to determine if he has urinated at all.)

Paula

Feb 09, 2011

My 5 months old baby has no urine output for 8 hours for 2 night
by: Faith

Hi, I have a daughter who is 5 months already.. For the past 2 nights, i noticed that she has no urine the whole night, my pedia advised me to collect her urine in a wee bag for urinalysis.. Could it be UTI? Because I know when its UTI, she should be urinating more than usual... Please help thanks

Feb 09, 2011

To Faith
by: Paula (Baby Help Line)

Hi,

If your daughter is wetting her diapers as usual during daytime, it doesn't have to be a problem, but it still sounds wise to check her urine for bacteria. Does she eat a lot during the night? If not, she might simply not have to go very much during the night.

Try to observe her fist wet diaper in the morning - is the urine strong smelling? Very yellow? If so, she might need a bit more liquid before going too bed. Or she might bee a bot too warm during the night and sweats a lot. Also check for other signs of dehydration, such as dry lips.

I don't know if she is breastfed or formula fed or has started with solid foods. If she is exclusively breastfed, and you think she might need a bit more liquid, simply breastfeed her a little bit more. Babies that drink formula or eat solid foods, can have some additional water.

If she does seem healthy, no bacteria in the urine and pees as usual at daytime, then she might just be one of the babies that will be ready for potty training quite early.

Hope this helps,

Paula

Jan 12, 2012

no urine morethan 12 hrs
by: worried mum

hi my son is 2 yrs old and 11 months. im worried now bcoz he is not urinate tonight 14 hrs now. we been to pedia this morning bcoz last monday night he keep on vomit after his milk and lastnight he didnt drink much liquid and no eating. doctor tell me not to worried much bcoz he is fine after vomiting. Today he keep on playing even he didnt drink much milk and water. and this afternoon he vomit again after his 3 oz milk. Around 6pm he was sleep till now. He drink some milk with oatmeal and fruits shake and also I give him small amount of pedialyte still no pee.

Anyone can help me what to do to make him pee. His lips not much dehydrate but im still worried bcoz he didn't drink much water and milk.

Jan 12, 2012

Keep up with the pedialyte
by: Paula (Easy Baby Life)

Hi worried mom,

Just keep up with the liquid. Try giving him a tea spoon every 5 minutes. More if he accepts it and isn't vomiting. Pedialyte is great.

If he is alert and doesn't show other signs of dehydration, he is likely on the way to get better. But he really needs the liquid!

If you can offer get him to drink a tea spoon of pedialyte every five minutes for a couple of hours and he doens't vomit, increase to 2 or three tea spoons. This will rehydrate him.

If he continues to not pee or becomes very tired or get dry lips or mouth or show other signs of dehydration, take him back to the doctors.

If he likes fruits or veggies with a high water content, you can offer that too after a couple of hours without vomiting, such as small pieces of water melon of cucumber.

I hope this helps. Remember that I am not a doctor. But the tea spoon every 5 minutes, to provide hydration and prevent vomiting is the advice given by doctors to me many times when my young children have been sick and vomiting.

Kind regards,

Paula

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