Patient's question:
At 15 days old, the baby urinates excessively every day. Just after changing the diaper, it urinates again. What should I do? Since breastfeeding is not possible, the baby has been consuming formula milk (Mead Johnson infant formula). What kind of assistance is needed: It is expected that the doctor can speculate on the cause.Doctor's answer:
Generally speaking, infants who drink cow's milk urinate more frequently than those who are breastfed, but the differences among individual children are significant. Some infants urinate in small amounts but more frequently, while others urinate in larger amounts but less frequently. If observed over time as the child grows, it can be noticed that infants who frequently need diaper changes tend to have a higher frequency of urination later in life, whereas infants who urinate less frequently during infancy and can release large amounts of urine at once often continue to urinate less frequently as they grow older, with some even urinating only once during the entire night.