How often do newborns urinate?

Urinating is a phenomenon that the human body needs to perform every day. After a person replenishes a large amount of water, some of the water cannot be absorbed normally by the body and is converted into urine and excreted from the body. A normal person should urinate more than three times a day, but the physical conditions of newborns and adults are different, so their urination times are also different. So for newborns, how often do they urinate?

How often does a newborn baby urinate?

1. There are large individual differences in urine volume among children. Under normal circumstances, babies excrete 400 to 500 ml of urine per day. If the baby is breastfed, he will urinate more frequently. Breast milk contains more water and is easy to digest, so the baby will naturally urinate more frequently. Guidance: The younger the baby, the more times he feeds and the more he excretes. Despite frequent urination, parents still need to feed water to replenish water and clean the intestines. Tip: Clean your baby’s butt promptly and apply diaper rash ointment to prevent diaper rash.

2. About 90% of newborns urinate in the first 24 hours, and 99% of babies urinate within 48 hours after birth. The amount of urine on the first day is relatively small, with no specific frequency. Three days after birth, it becomes more regular and can reach more than ten times. You can urinate about once every 1-2 hours.

3. The frequency of the baby's urination is related to the amount of milk he eats, so you don't need to pay special attention to the frequency of urination. As long as the baby's mental state is normal, breathing is stable, and his feeding, defecation and urination are normal, it's fine.

What color is normal for a baby's urine?

1. Normal fresh urine should be colorless or slightly yellow, and basically clear and transparent in appearance. There will be a little sediment at the bottom after being left for a while. The urine color of most kidney disease patients will change, and the change varies with the type of disease.

2. In addition, the urine of newborn babies is dark and slightly turbid in the first few days, and turns light red after cooling. This is the crystallization of urate, which will disappear after a few days and is a normal phenomenon.

The above is a simple introduction about how often a newborn baby urinates. In short, it is not important how often a newborn baby urinates. What is important is that the newborn baby does not feel uncomfortable when urinating, has no urinary system problems, eats well and sleeps well. This is the key. As long as the newborn baby does not feel uncomfortable, the frequency of urination is not important, unless the frequent urination affects the baby's normal life, then medical attention is needed.