Whitish, Liquid Stools...(Warning Gross)

[Cradle2crayons]

Yes she had the rotavirus vax two months ago.

And she goes to my job once a week, so maybe...??

My grandmother has C-Diff, but she hasn't seen her at least a month....shes been the hospital. And the last time Ava was at her house was over two weeks ago...

So I don't know...?

Oh ok so the rota vax is ruled out as a culprit. Sounds like it may be something she's just caught out and about. It happens. She will be fine with a mama taking such good care of her keep us updated though!!

[itlw8]

If you have not started foods yet I would not do the Brat diet. you have no idea if any of those foods will cause a problem. Breast or formula ??? You said bottle so I assume formula... I would run out and get some pedialite I am surprised the dr did not tell you that. replace the formula with the pedialite milk products will make it worse...

If you were Bf I would say continue nursing but also give the pedialite.

[Unregistered]

Both my kids had the Rotavirus vaccine and my youngest still has had rotavirus 3 times! It sounds to me like it is rotavirus. Does your city have Walk in clinics open on Sundays? I would take her since she is so young.

How to tell if a young child is dehydrated is to pinch their fingernail. If the child is hydrated it will immediately change back to its original color. If it doesn't then they are dehydrated.

[Cradle2crayons]

I would NOT use the pinching the fingernail as a test for an infant. They typically don't have the best capillary refill as adults do anyway.

General signs of dehydration of a baby is::
Increased sleepiness
Crying without tears
Dry mouth between feedings
Dry flakey lips
Sunken soft spot on the top of the head
Pulse higher than normal


Those are the thigs we look for in the ER

Also, we check the urine to see how dark it is.

Although we DO check their cap refills, in an infant that's not the easiest way to truly know if they are dehydrated

[Unregistered]

I would NOT use the pinching the fingernail as a test for an infant. They typically don't have the best capillary refill as adults do anyway.

General signs of dehydration of a baby is::
Increased sleepiness
Crying without tears
Dry mouth between feedings
Dry flakey lips
Sunken soft spot on the top of the head
Pulse higher than normal


Those are the thigs we look for in the ER

Also, we check the urine to see how dark it is.

Although we DO check their cap refills, in an infant that's not the easiest way to truly know if they are dehydrated

When my youngest was hospitalized earlier this year they told us the fingernail "trick" is the best way to tell and don't trust the pinching on the back of the hand for young children. Interesting how much of a difference there is!

[itlw8]

How is the baby doing this morning? Any changes? for the better I hope.

[Moppetland]

Have you ever thought about changing your baby's formula? When my youngest child was an infant, the same thing was happening to her. It came to a point where she got so dehydrated she had to go to the ER. Turns out that she couldn't stomach the formula. Once I changed to a formula that was close to breast milk, she was fine. Unfortunately, I didn't breast feed. But if you already breast feed your baby, then I guess this comment didn't help.

[childcaremom]

I dealt with this many years ago but the kids were older (2 yo). Their stools were white but formed (sorry, tmi). For them it was just a virus and stopped after 2 days.

I second everyone else's idea, though, to get it checked if you are worried, esp. where your daughter is so young and risks being dehydrated.

Hope she feels better soon!

[Brooksie]

When my youngest was hospitalized earlier this year they told us the fingernail "trick" is the best way to tell and don't trust the pinching on the back of the hand for young children. Interesting how much of a difference there is!

This is what I heard when my daughter was hospitalized 2 months ago. She's almost three but they said its the best way to tell for young children. Either way. Hope she feels better!

[Cradle2crayons]

This is what I heard when my daughter was hospitalized 2 months ago. She's almost three but they said its the best way to tell for young children. Either way. Hope she feels better!

It's fairly reliable but not used as a definitive factor for a 4 month old preemie.

Generally it's more than one sign.

[Hunni Bee]

Just an update:

We went in to the ER this morning. It was just way too much poop.

They just observed her and took an stool sample, which hadn't come back by the time we left. They weren't too concerned either. They did tell us to follow up at her pediatrician and take a loopy diaper with us. The whole 3 hours we were at the hospital she didn't poop.

She's gone once since we got home...it was much closer to the regular consistency and color. I also gave her some pedialyte, which they said was ok.

So hopefully we're heading toward the end of our first illness. Thanks all for your help.