Why does my baby urinate less?

The birth of a baby is a very happy thing for every family, but as the baby grows up, there are also many small troubles. For example, the baby's diet, mood, and urination and defecation all require us as parents to observe carefully, because they can directly reflect the health of our children. So what happens if the baby urinates less? Now let’s analyze it in detail.

During the neonatal period, babies urinate very frequently, almost every 10 minutes. Mom and dad have to change more than a dozen diapers a day, and each time they open them, they are wet. Babies who are breastfeeding have a lot of water intake every day but a small bladder capacity, and can urinate about 20 times a day. As the baby grows, this will gradually change to about 10 times a day, and by the end of the infancy, the baby will urinate about 5 times a day. As the baby grows older, the frequency of urination gradually decreases after the second month compared with the newborn baby. Mom and dad are very worried, is the baby dehydrated?

To determine whether your baby is dehydrated, you need to look at the season and the baby's physical signs. If it is summer and the weather is hot, the baby may be dehydrated. The symptoms are: not only does the baby urinate less frequently, but the amount of urine each time is not much; the lips may also become dry, which proves that the baby is dehydrated and should be replenished with water quickly.

In fact, the decrease in baby's urination is mostly because the baby is growing up, the bladder is larger than before, and it stores more urine. Two layers of diapers were enough before, but now three layers will make the diapers wet, and even the mattress can be wet. It can be said that if you don't pee, it's fine. Once you pee, you will pee thoroughly. Therefore, if the baby urinates less frequently, it is not because he is dehydrated, but because the baby is growing up, and parents should be happy.

In fact, taking care of the baby requires not only the care of our parents but also our careful observation. Therefore, if the baby has the problem of less urination for a long time, it is recommended that parents give symptomatic diet adjustment and, when necessary, give correct treatment under the guidance of a doctor.