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Suggest Water Requirement And Urination Frequency For Infant
Dear Doctor. My son is 13.5 month old.He is 8.8 kg in weight.He is not in to formulas or any other milk and still breast feeding.I feel like he is not taken enough liquid in to his body.He urinates 3-4 times per day.He is not showing any discomfort and active as usual.Am very curious of his water requirement and urination frequency.plz let me know how much of liquid shoud be taken my baby and how many times shoud he pass urine? Thank you. neela from clombo
Wed, 11 Jan 2017
Hi,
The fluid requirement for your son's body weight should be anywhere between 800 to 1000ml per day. If he is urinating 6 hourly once, then you need not worry.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Sumanth
The fluid requirement for your son's body weight should be anywhere between 800 to 1000ml per day. If he is urinating 6 hourly once, then you need not worry.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Sumanth
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