Should parents go to ER if their one month old baby does not pee for more than eight hours during night time ?

Answer 1

~If you are concerned enough to wonder about it, doesn't that tell you something? Duh. If it doesn't, you shouldn't have kids.

Take the kid to the emergency room? No. Abuse of the ER like that raises hospital costs and insurance rates. Welfare mothers, who are the most chronic abusers, raise taxes to boot.

If you have a question about your baby's health, ask your pediatrician. If you don't have a pediatrician, you don't deserve to have a baby. If the baby goes into convulsions, has an accident, or is truly sick, do you plan to check for advice on Yahoo Answers and wait for a response while the baby dies? How long has this been going on, I wonder, and how much damage have you done to the poor child through your laziness and ignorance? If you can't raise the kid, why did you have it?
Failure to provide medical care for an infant is neglect, if not abuse, for which the child can be removed and placed with care-givers who give a damn about what happens to the kid.

Answer 2

Babies typically have at least 6-8 wet diapers throughout the day. Less than that could indicate dehydration, but it's probably not urgent enough to take your baby to the hospital. There is usually a number you can call after hours to get in touch with your doctor and describe the problem. I would make an appointment since this seems to bother you. Also, you need to take into consideration- does your baby seem uncomfortable, is s/he eating at least 8 times every 24 hours, does s/he seem content after feedings? Is s/he gaining weight each week? You might want to write these factors down so you can let your Dr. know about them during the appointment.

Answer 3

I would not take the baby to the ER, but instead call the pediatrician. The baby should have about 7-10 normal absorbency wet diapers a day. If they have that, they are getting enough liquid. I think that if the baby does not have a wet diaper overnight that the child did not get enough liquid during the day and may be dehydrated. Get on the phone and call the doctor and talk to one of the nurses to explain the situation that you are having and they should be able to help. Good Luck!!!

Answer 4

If there's no fever, I wouldn't take the baby to the ER. Some of my children slept through the night around 1 month of age.

Things to double check: Make sure that you're feeding your baby enough. When the baby cries, is there tears? Make sure that the mouth is wet.
Otherwise, these are signs of dehydration.

Give your pediatrician a call too - to be on the safe side. Many clinics & hospitals now have a nurse online telephone number, where there are licensed nurses on call to answer questions.

Answer 5

Not the ER...but the doctor. The baby may just need to eat more often. My son didn't always wet at night when he was a newborn, but as long as your baby pees soon after waking up she's probably OK.

Answer 6

Call your local hospital and ask them. Many of these questions can be answered over the phone by a qualified nurse or ER technian. Thus saving you time, frustration and money. Here in Ohio, they advertise on TV about calling them with questions concerning your infant. Their only digits away. Good Luck.

Answer 7

If there are other signs of dehydration YES. Is there a lack of desire to nurse? Don't go by all those books and things you read, your child is different and isn't going to do all the things they say they will. My daughter was the same way, she's 8 months now and she still has that problem occasionally, but she is just fine.

Answer 8

Call you ER and let them know what is going on. Most of the time thay can help you over the phone or tell you to come in. Plust that way when you do get to the ER you wont have to wait as long cuse thay know your on you way and what is going on.

Answer 9

No. As long as the baby slept for those 8 hours a peed after the morning feeding.

Answer 10

I am a nurse in a hospital. Don't go to the ER. Call your baby's doctor.