What are the symptoms of baby dehydration?

When the baby is young and cannot speak yet, parents sometimes do not realize if the baby is dehydrated. At this time, you can understand whether the baby is dehydrated by observing some symptoms of the baby. For example, the baby often licks his lips, the baby's urination frequency is significantly reduced, the baby has a poor appetite, etc. These all indicate that the baby is dehydrated and needs to be replenished with water in time. Babies are different from adults and need to be replenished with water more often.

What are the symptoms of baby dehydration?

1. Licking lips

When the human body is very thirsty, it will unconsciously lick its lips with its tongue, and the same is true for babies. If your baby keeps licking his lips and has a happy expression when he sees the water, it means he is thirsty.

2. Reduced urination frequency

The body has amazing abilities. When it senses a lack of water, it automatically adjusts, which manifests as less urine. If your baby urinates significantly less frequently than usual or does not urinate the entire morning, and the urine turns yellow and has a strong odor, then it means that the body is dehydrated.

3. Decreased appetite

Drinking too much water will easily make you feel full and affect your appetite; if you do not drink water for a long time and your body is dehydrated, it will also affect your appetite. Because of insufficient water in the body, the secretion of digestive juices in the gastrointestinal tract is reduced, and the digestive function will be inhibited.

4. White marks appear on the skin

When the body is not hydrated, it will show up very clearly on the skin, such as dryness.

If you gently scratch your baby's skin and find a white mark on the skin surface, or if you pinch the skin on the back of your baby's hand with your thumb and index finger and suddenly let go and the skin recovers slowly, it means that the skin is dehydrated.

5. Crying with fewer tears

The baby likes to cry loudly when he is not happy, and it is really heartbreaking to see his tearful eyes. If your baby cries hard but no tears come out, it may mean that he is dehydrated.

6. Yellow urine

Generally speaking, a baby's urine is colorless. When you find that the baby's urine turns yellow, it means that the baby may be dehydrated. The urine will turn yellow after it is concentrated.

In addition, if the baby does not urinate during the day or the number of times he urinates is much less, and the stool is dry and hard, it is also a sign of dehydration.

7. Sunken anterior fontanelle or eye sockets

If the baby has a sunken anterior fontanelle or eye sockets, and does not cry much and has relatively few tears, mothers should pay attention to it, as this may be a sign of severe dehydration.