Help! my 4 month old son is dehydrated and wont take any fluids!?

Question

my 4 month old son has a really bad tummy and has diarrhea ... he has a wet poopy diaper about every hour or so and he is not taking any fluids including milk. I took him to the doctors and they said to give him ORS/pedialyte 200ml every 4 hours... im lucky if he even drinks 1ml.... he is dehydrated, crying non stop, not sleeping.... and i dont know what to do! any suggestions?

Answer 1

Um... Call the doctor and tell them he's not taking fluids?

Just a thought. I suspect that Y!A can't administer an IV over the Internet.

Answer 2

Call your doctor again and keep them posted.  OR go to the emergency room.  This is a serious condition.

Answer 3

The chemist should sell stuff called "Electrolate/ Electrolyte" or something along those lines.

My puppy got really dehydrated a couple of months ago and the Vet told us to put him on Electrolate which works wonders for babies apparantly and see if it did the puppy any good.

It's like gatorade in powder that you mix with water and it completely rehydrates you. Just give your chemist a call and describe whats going on with your bub to them and they should know what the stuff is that I am talking about.

Good Luck!

(By the way I didn't mean to compare a baby to my puppy but the actual stuff is made for babys"

Answer 4

I would call the dr again, if they are telling you there is still nothing wrong, I would take him to the hospital- you know there is something wrong, so don't let someone tell you otherwise

Answer 5

You need to go to the DR/ER RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!

Answer 6

Call the Dr back and tell them he isn't drinking the pedialyte and ask THEM what to do!

Answer 7

Take him to the ER. Infants can decompensate quickly. If necessary, they can start an IV just to replenish his fluids.

Answer 8

they will have to give him an IV at the hospital, and he needs to go there now.  

Answer 9

Call your doctor IMMEDIATELY. It doesn't take much for babies to get dehydrated. Ask for advice on how to get your baby to drink some fluids. You may need to bring him into the hospital for an iv - but call your doctor first.  

Answer 10

take him to the ER then.  

Answer 11

go to the e.r .. asap . ther they can put an IV in and get him some liquids and at the same time find out whats wrong . my son wen tthrew this before and he had pneomonia , and no the IV hook up is not fun , but it will help him feel better . good luck  

Answer 12

get to the doctor/ e.r. now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

Answer 13

get him to the doctor now.... he is sick.  

Answer 14

Go to the doctor this happened to my daughter she didn't drink for 4 days she got admitted to the hospital and we were told if we had waited any longer her body would have slowly shut down GET THERE NOW!!

Answer 15

sorry to say but most if not all baby doctors are Stupid!

they always say oh it's nothing just give it time...

well if we would did what our stupid doctor said, my niece would be dead right now!

my sister took my niece Maddie to the doctor 4 times and he said it was just a diaper rash the first 2 times.

then the 3rd and 4Th time she took her in he said it's a yeast infection...

so my sister took her to the ER and found out she had a staph infection.... the ER doctor told us if we woulda waited another week or 2 she coulda died...

so **** your baby doctor! take him to the Emergency Room...

Answer 16

try using a medicine dropper to get the fluids in him, if that doesn't work you need to go to the ER so they can give him fluids through an IV.

Answer 17

get a water bottle and spray it into his mouth when he is crying. umm chew up some saltine crackers and then insert it into his mouth

if this doesn't work go to the doctor!

Answer 18

i had the same problem when my son was 4 months old. take him to the ER its a very serious thing. they will have to put and IV in him and give him fluids. Dehydration is very serious in infants.  

Answer 19

Take him to the ER, they'll put him on IV fluids and re-hydrate him.

Answer 20

Call his doctor again and explain what is going on.

Why risk your child's health by wasting your time asking this question here....you should have called his doctor first thing

Answer 21

don't talk him to a clinic take him to the hospital quick!

Answer 22

I know my son's dr told me to look for signs like if they cry and there are no tears is a sign they are dehydrated or if they don't have wet diapers.  you need to take them to the dr.