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Diarrhea
Added: 579 days ago.
Added by: totallykatalicious
Section: Babies.
Status: This question is Closed. (Questions will be closed after 10 days.)


What to do for a baby who has diarrhea, my 2 month baby boy has had 5 really nasty diapers.. I called my doc, but she was out and was told to call back in a couple hours, I don`t remember having this problem with my other 2 kids and I`m at a lost on what to do for him ....

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lady26 - 569 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Breastfeed

niki - 570 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Make sure you give the baby plenty of fluids. take care x

MelissaJoanne - 570 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) If it returns, perhaps a different kind of formula is in order. It may have been an allergic reaction.

totallykatalicious - 577 days ago We were told no pediatlyte .. too young. Just to keep feeding him his formula like normal. He seems to be doing much better, only has had 1 really nasty diaper today.

Edit: May 3, 2008.... He has been over this, it only last 4 days, and it had nothing to do with the formula, the doc said it was some type of viral thing .. plus I had the sickness before he did ... anyhoo he is still eating the same formula and doing much better!! As for breastfeeding .. no .. I can't .. I wasn't making any milk anyway, so I couldn't.

Christina1984 - 578 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) i dont know if im too late on this, but when my daughter got it her doc said to just keep her hydrated. give her a bottle with some pedialite in it.

Melanie07 - 578 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Be sure to keep giving fluids. They can get dehydrated very quickly.

totallykatalicious - 578 days ago Ok this is what we were told, if the diarrhea doesn't clear up by Thursday, or he develops a fever, to take him into the doctors and we have to bring them a stool sample ....They said it could have been from the rotovirus vaccine he received, but things like that usually happen a couple days after, and he got his last Monday, so being delayed as it is, they said it could be from a different viral infection. So for now we have to wait.. that is what our doc said.

Mommyof2boys - 579 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Keep the fluids down, if it seems like its all the time and no pee I would go to the doc. he/she might be dehydrated so keep the baby drinking lots of fluids most importantly.

totallykatalicious - 579 days ago Also thank you everyone for your replies, we are keeping an eye on him and checking back with the doc with any questions we have ...

totallykatalicious - 579 days ago Well I was vomiting and had diarrhea yesterday to... but he has only had 1 diaper that was diarrhea so far, no vomiting or anything .. also I talked to my hubby at work, he said that he got the rotateq vaccine last monday.. I wasn't there cause I was sick so hubby took him ... but he had also called the doc said that our son is too young for pedialyte but if he has any more diarrhea diapers to save one and bring it in to the ER today, they would test it, ewww. My son has not had any fevers either from all this ... which is weird.

Baby3OnWay - 579 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) check temp.. if your baby is old enough they may say make sure hes getting enough fluid to help with dehydration!! could be teething, ear infection, I know breasffed babies have looser stools, pediasure/pedialight works but talk to your DR before using this for enfants!

mzmommy2b - 579 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Take the temperature ASAP! He may have a stomach virus, as anything more then 8 loose diapers a day is a means for concern. I would bring him in to the DR. If she is not available, bring him/here to the ER. 1 or 2 diapers with diarrhea is ok, but 5 is not normal and he/she should be evaluated.

brandi j. - 579 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) W/ a baby that young it is hard to know. It probably will not be the formula if he has been on the formula from the start and has not had a reaction to it. It could most certainly be due to his teething, especcially since your ped. has said that he is. Or it could be a stomach bug. Whatever it is, it is important to keep him hydrated, so if he stops drinking as much milk, you really need to get in touch w/ your ped. or call another ped. that will be able to help you until your ped. gets back. It would not hurt to give him some Pedialyte in a bottle, no more than what the bottle tells you to give him, b/c too much Pedialyte can cause his electrolytes to get too high. I hope he is feeling better soon!

mommy-of-3 - 579 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Could it be possible that he is having a reaction to his formula? I had this problem with my oldest son when he was little, he would do okay on a formula and suddenly he would get very fussy, spit up all the time, diarrhea, we ended up going through like 3 different formulas before we found one that worked for him. Just make sure to keep the baby hydrated, I'm not sure if you can offer pedialyte at that age but I would ask about it.

totallykatalicious - 579 days ago No he actually is teething, I didn't think so either but his pediatrician even checked and he has 2 teeth coming in, one top one bottom, my middle son started teething at 2 1/2 months and my oldest at 4 months...

christen - 579 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) he wouldnt be teething at 2 months....it sounds like rotovirus...thats what my daughter had

totallykatalicious - 579 days ago I wonder if it's possible from the teething to, cause he is teething ...

totallykatalicious - 579 days ago nope he is bottle fed, and it just started since yesterday, ... we use Similac formula that I get on WIC .. my other 2 kids were on the same formula then switched to whole milk when they were like 6 months or so... I don't get it lol ... I can't wait to talk to my doc and see what she says.

LMO - 579 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) do you breastfeed your baby? because my daughter would always have diarrhea and the doctor told me that she cold me allergic to the milk so i tried switching to formula and nothing seemed to help