One of the parents' concerns arises when the baby wets the diaper little, that is when the amount of urine is low.
Pee is an indicator of the child's health, therefore when a reduction in the amount or frequency of urine Regarding what he had been doing, it is normal to worry.
Normally, throughout the day the baby pees four or six times. If you notice a decrease in the frequency or you withdraw the diaper with just a few drops it can be a sign that there is some alteration.
Why does the baby wet the diaper a little?
One of the causes of the reduction in the amount and frequency of urine may be simply because the baby have had less milk than usual (maternal or artificial), if it still feeds exclusively on milk. Or that you have had less fluids if it is already weaned.
Another possibility is that it is very hot (especially in the summer) or has a fever, which causes the baby to sweat a lot and eliminate body fluid through sweating. That is why the amount of pee decreases to the best up to half times than normal.
If the child drinks a small amount of fluids, the light yellow color of the urine becomes darker, indicating that it is concentrated.
Babies need approximately 700 ml of water daily until the sixth month of life. This amount of water comes from breast milk or bottles of artificial milk. After six months, it comes from milk and the complementary foods you eat.
A recommendation that needs to be made at this point is that you should not give water to breastfed babies until six months of age. When fed on demand, breast milk, composed of 88 percent water, is nutritionally sufficient to meet your needs and quench your thirst. If we offer them water instead of breast milk, we are depriving them of the nutrients and energy of the milk they need.
After six months, when they start with complementary feeding, they can be offered a glass of water during the day so that they can take the amount they need. If they also continue to be breastfed on demand they usually do not need an extra supply of water, but nothing happens because they drink some water.
What to do if the baby wets the diaper a little
If you notice that the amount or frequency of the baby's pee has decreased, what you should do is very simple.
If the baby is breastfed, you should increase the frequency of shots, especially if they are days of intense heat.
Since the percentage of water in your body is higher and your balance is weaker, young children are more likely than adults to dehydration, or loss of body fluids.
Remember that you should always stay well hydrated fundamentally by offering your chest more often.
If the child is fed artificial milk, it is also necessary that increase the shots.
On the other hand, if the baby is already weaned and has more than six months, that is to say that it has already begun with the complementary feeding, you have to offer a greater amount of liquids, either slightly mineralized water or juices of natural fruits.
If you notice that in addition to wetting the diaper, urination is painful or bothersome, you should go to the pediatrician as it could be a sign of a disorder in the urinary tract, such as a urinary tract infection, a disorder quite common in infants and young children It is accompanied by sudden high fever.
If after a week, after receiving a greater amount of fluids, the baby continues to wet the diaper a little, it is also convenient that you go to the doctor to rule out any problems.
In short, yes the baby wets the diaper little No cause for alarm. You simply have to offer more liquids and be aware of any other symptoms that could indicate an anomaly.
