You can recognize a child’s dehydration by these signs.

In hot weather, children are prone to dehydration, which can be fatal. Parents should ensure their children drink enough water during the summer. Kids may not always remember to ask for water when they are thirsty. Parents need to be proactive in monitoring their children’s water intake. Dehydration can be dangerous, especially in hot weather.

Dehydration in newborns and children under one-year-old:

A small child’s body cannot hold much water, so they quickly become dehydrated. A newborn’s normal daily tasks include sleeping, eating, and toileting. If you complete these tasks correctly, it is clear that the baby is healthy.

Babies under the age of one have much smaller stomachs than toddlers do. They can’t hold much water in that small stomach.

Children at this age quickly digest food, so caregivers need to regularly feed them breast milk or formula.

Symptoms of dehydration in children under one-year-old:

Specific situations to look out for if a child shows signs of dehydration include:

1. If the child vomits (not spitting up or spitting out a small amount of milk; vomiting more),
2. If you’re experiencing diarrhoea,
3. If you are outside for a long time with the baby during the summer,.
4. If the house is scorching

If a child exhibits any of these signs of dehydration, it’s important to notify the doctor right away.

For example, if the baby does not urinate within 2–3 hours of decreased urination, it indicates dehydration.

• Failure to urinate at least six times in 24 hours indicates dehydration.
• The colour of urine If your urine is dark yellow and thick,
• Dry lips. Dry, chapped lips are signs of dry mucous membranes.
• When a baby cries but does not produce tears, it may indicate dehydration.
• Dry skin. baby’s skin usually bounces back when pressed. If the baby becomes dehydrated, their skin will become dry and soft. It won’t bounce as fast as it used to when pressed.
• Drooping eyes
• Apathy or reluctance Weakness, weak limbs, and a lack of interest in anything can be caused by dehydration.
• Dehydration can cause the soft parts of the scalp to droop or become excessively low, which is easily visible.

If dehydration becomes severe, you must rehydrate or inject water into the body. And it is not possible without a hospital. If you see the following 5 symptoms, take the child to the hospital immediately.

1. If the child does not urinate for more than six hours

2. If the child disturbs the impossibly. Crying, teasing, nothing calms down.

3. If oversleeping

4. If the child has cold hands and feet and/or patches of red/black spots appear on the hands and feet

5. Eyes, mouth, and lips are extremely dry

How much water or liquid a baby under one year needs

Babies who have not started solid foods do not need any additional water other than breast milk or formula.

Infants get all fluids and nutrients from breast milk or formula until they start eating solid foods.

Therefore, there is no need to feed him water without eating solids. If a child is very hot, has diarrhoea, or keeps throwing up, they may need to drink water. This should only be done with the doctor’s permission.

After the baby starts eating solid food, he gradually starts getting liquids and water from different foods. For example, you can sip water while eating. You will get juice from fruits and water from vegetables.

After the start of solids, the baby gradually reduces the intake of breast milk or formula. At this time, we must take care not to reduce our daily intake of liquids or water. Feed the baby plain water, fruits, and vegetables to fulfil their hydration needs.

If the heat increases, the amount of water should increase. When going out with the child in the summer, you must take enough water with you.

Feed more milk and water if the heat increases.

Treatment of dehydration in children under 1 year:

If a breastfed or formula-fed baby experiences vomiting or diarrhea, do not stop feeding them breastmilk or formula. Feed them at least the amount they typically consume in a day. If they can tolerate it without vomiting, consider increasing the feeding slightly.

Do not feed the child anything within an hour of vomiting. However, after that time period, offer them one spoonful of liquid food every hour and ten minutes. Eventually, you can increase the amount if it’s tolerated without vomiting.

For babies who have started solids, water is sufficient for mild dehydration.

Doctors recommend liquid Pedialyte especially when excess water is excreted from the body, particularly if vomiting and diarrhea are combined. This electrolyte-rich drink helps to meet the needs of sodium and potassium in the body. Instead of these things, drinking a little water can fill the deficiency.

What to do to prevent dehydration of the child in extreme heat

In order to save children from dehydration when it is hot outside, the first thing to do is to ensure that the child is not exposed to strong sunlight or direct sunlight (this way the soft skin of the child is also protected), light and thin clothes should be worn, with air passing through. can move

Important to take care of this because the baby may die if the body heats too much.

Ways to prevent dehydration when baby is sick:

Dehydration is most common in children when they are sick. If they vomit, have diarrhea or cannot eat because sore throat or mouth, the body loses a lot of water.

However, these symptoms are caused by viruses. Children will sometimes get a little fever or flu (fever, cough, sore throat from viruses), it can’t be completely avoided. However, parents should always wash their hands. Also, those who care for, or hold, come in contact with the child should also wash their hands and approach the child from outside.

If a child shows signs of dehydration, regardless of the cause, tell the doctor as soon as possible. So that the child can get the necessary treatment quickly. The doctor will quickly cure the child’s dehydration with proper instructions.

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