KNOW 9 SIGNS OF DEHYDRATION IN BABY AND TODDLERS

Dehydration is a life-threatening condition, especially in infants and young children because it tends to lose body fluids faster than older children and adults. Diarrhea and vomiting are the main causes for why babies are dehydrated. In addition, exposure to excessive sunlight and not consuming enough fluids can also cause dehydration. The following explanations are reported by the Livingandloving. com page on the sign of dehydration and how to treat children with dehydration. 

Signs of dehydration

• The child who is dehydration seems very sick, becomes more quiet and lethargic, or he can only lie down while moaning slowly.
• Loss of appetite.
• Rapid weight loss.
• Babies may experience fever.
• Fontanelle (soft skull head) babies may be very concave.
• Dry eyes and concave-looking eyes.
• The baby's skin will look very dry when touched, and may look loose and wrinkle.
• The mouth of the baby will appear dry and exfoliated, while the skin around the corners of her mouth becomes dry and chapped.
• The little ones will bring out the urine a little more than usual, and will look darker in the diaper. It may also smell stronger than usual. 

In-house emergency careI mmediately enter the liquid in the baby diarrhea or vomiting. Parents often think that it should withstand all foods and liquids if the child vomits or diarrhea when this can cause severe dehydration. Your baby doesn't need a lot of fluid at once, but try to give him a sip of water every 5 – 10 minutes. 

Simple steps to re hydrating your little ones:

• Stop giving the infant formula and solid food to the baby.
• Avoid all dairy products because it often irritates the digestive tract lining that exacerbates problems.
• If you are breastfeeding, keep it because breast milk will benefit the baby.
• Try dehydration therapy using products available at pharmacies. Liquids contain an electrolyte balance that babies need to re hydrating.
• Give the small clear liquid, such as organic tea or boiled water that was boiled first. This does not replace the missing electrolyte, but it can be a substitute for the small fluid when dehydration.
• If forced, give the child a bottled drink because this is better than no liquid comes in at all in the toddler. They contain high levels of sugar, which is one of the important elements misses when dehydrated.
• You can make your own electrolyte solution as a home remedy using ingredients from the kitchen. Put eight teaspoons of sugar/powdered glucose and one teaspoon of table salt into a liter of boiled water, boiled and stir until well blended. Encourage your child to sip this fluid regularly.
• Children who are very uncooperative in drinking any liquid, make ice lollies from a packaged drink or from electrolyte solution and give him a broken ice for suction.

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