What should I do if my newborn has blood in his urine?

What should I do if my newborn has blood in his urine?

What should I do if my newborn has blood in his urine? The phenomenon of neonatal hematuria should be taken seriously. There are many causes of hematuria in newborns. In addition, blood system diseases and digestive system diseases can also cause hematuria. I have compiled relevant information on what to do with blood in urine of newborns to share with you. Let’s take a look together. What to do if a newborn has blood in his urine 1

What to do if a newborn has blood in his urine? Normal urine in infants and young children at various stages

Newborns generally urinate within 24 hours after birth. However, some babies will urinate for the first time during delivery, so they may no longer urinate on the first day after birth. Generally speaking, babies in the first 3 days of life have very little urine, which is mixed with meconium on the diaper, making it difficult to detect. But if there is indeed anuria 48 hours after birth, you should consider whether there is a urinary system malformation.

In the first few days, newborns often have ocher-red urate sediment in their urine, which looks like blood stains on their diapers. If the baby does not cry or fuss or other abnormal conditions, parents do not have to worry about this. As the amount of milk increases, the amount of urine will also increase, and the red urine will disappear on its own. Because the newborn's bladder capacity is small and the kidney's concentrating function is immature, as the amount of milk increases, the newborn can urinate about 20 times a day.

5 types of abnormal urine are signs of disease

1. Obvious urine smell: If the baby's urine suddenly becomes obviously smelly, it is usually due to fluid intake If you have less fluid, a lot of perspiration, or a hot climate, try to drink more water and milk, eat more water-rich fruits and vegetables, and reduce high-protein and high-fat foods. If there is no obvious improvement, you need to seek medical examination to rule out early manifestations of certain diseases.

This is because the freshly discharged urine of normal babies has no special smell. It is also said that the freshly discharged urine of breastfed babies has a faint milky aroma. After your baby's urine is stored in the air for a while, the urea decomposes and releases an ammonia (stinky) smell.

2. Yellow urine: exclude taking B vitamins, mainly consider insufficient fluid intake, which is common in hot summer. If there is no obvious improvement after adding enough fluids, you should seek medical treatment to rule out kidney disease. The normal color of baby's urine is colorless, transparent or light yellow. After being stored in the air for a while, sediment will precipitate.

3. Strong brown urine: common in severe neonatal jaundice.

4. Milky white (rice soup-like) urine: The baby does not drink enough water, the urine is concentrated, and the phosphate and urate crystals in the urine will make the urine appear milky white. It is more common in cold winter. Appropriate Just keep warm and drink more water. In addition, milky white urine will also appear when eating a large amount of foods containing phosphates and carbonates such as apples and persimmons.

5. Pink urine: The baby does not drink enough water, the urine is concentrated, and the oxalate crystals in the urine will make the urine pink. It is more common in hot summer. Properly control the environmental temperature and increase drinking water. Can. If pink urine is accompanied by symptoms such as fever, crying when urinating, increased frequency of urination, poor appetite, poor energy, etc., you should seek medical attention to rule out urinary system infection. What to do if newborns have blood in their urine 2

1. An analysis of the reasons why babies urinate more at night

Frequent urination is very common in children. There are many causes of frequent urination, but they can be divided into two main categories. That is, pathological (caused by disease) and physiological.

1. Pathological frequent urination

Pathological frequent urination may be due to infection, stones, tumors or the presence of foreign bodies, with urinary tract infection being the most common. After urinary tract infection in children, the amount of urine each time is not large, but the frequency of urination increases significantly, and symptoms such as urgency and painful urination may occur. Children often cry when urinating due to pain. In addition, urinary tract infections are often accompanied by systemic symptoms. Such as increased body temperature, loss of appetite, vomiting, etc. Doing routine urine tests can help with diagnosis. During treatment, children should drink more water, let them rest well, and use antibiotics and other drugs under the guidance of a doctor.

Pinworm irritation can also cause frequent urination in children. After being infected with pinworms, the adult worms will crawl to the anus at night to lay eggs. Small white thread-like worms can be seen during inspection. During treatment, the child's nails should be trimmed, the child's hand-sucking habit should be corrected, underwear and bedding covers should be ironed and repellent should be taken under the guidance of a doctor.

2. Physiological frequent urination

In addition to life factors such as drinking too much water, cold weather, ill-fitting pants, etc., the most common form of physiological frequent urination is mental frequent urination. Short-term frequent urination is often related to the child's desire to attract the attention of his parents. Many young parents have this experience: when the adults are chatting enthusiastically, the child will shout from time to time: "Mom (Dad), I need to pee!" This kind of frequent urination is usually temporary. After interrupting the conversation by going to the toilet, the frequent urination disappears naturally. However, if parents do not pay enough attention to their children, causing the children to always use peeing as a "trump card" to seek attention, they may develop habitual mental frequent urination, which will be difficult to correct at this time.

Once you find that your child urinates frequently, you should look for the reason. That is, don’t nervously ask the child about this and that, and don’t make a fuss and ask everyone about the treatment, so as not to strengthen the child’s "peeing, mother will pay attention." me" idea. Not to mention scolding the child, "Don't pee!" Instead, we must guide him in a persuasive and persuasive way so that he can overcome it consciously.

There are many causes of psychogenic frequent urination. To obtain good results, it is necessary to find out the cause and provide targeted guidance.