This article discusses why a baby's urine may smell. If a baby has a fever and smelly urine it may be a sign of a UTI. Bacteria from the intestines entering the urine could be the cause of the smell. If the UTI is not taken care of it can cause kidney problems. Other things can cause urine to change smell. Diabetes makes urine smell sweet. Different food can change the smell of urine as well as different medicines. If there is a stench you are unsure of you should bring it up to the pediatrician.
Now I don't go around smelling my kids' diapers when they are babies. I have always hated cheerios because I think baby urine smells like them. I found the article interesting though since I am about to have another baby who is expected to have some issues. I knew that fever and fussiness could be a sign of a UTI since my oldest had one when she was a couple of months old. However when she had hers I don't recall it smelling any different than normal. Guess I will keep my nose alerted when I have Castan.
My daughter has battled UTI's since she was 18 months old, she is now 21. Let me tell you, I could always tell when she had one by the smell of her urine. She never complained of pain or anything else it was always the smell that alerted me that she had another infection. It was very obvious.
ReplyDeletePoor girl. I have had them a couple times and boy do they suck!
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