Does the baby have unrestricted access to the breast?  Does it have a dummy?

If it's hotter than normal, is she giving the baby more access to the 
breast?  Is she herself drinking more? Baby sweating will reduce the 
urine, but will not necessarily mean not enough fluids are being taken in.

Babies in hot countries don't need extra fluids, but they will have more 
breast if they're using up more water in sweat.  :-) 

http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/solids/baby-water.html

Morgan



Jaye Simpson, IBCLC wrote:
>  
>
> I'm concerned that baby is not getting enough fluids. She doesn't 
> seem to be peeing as much as normal which I notice pretty quickly 
> because she's in cloth diapers. She's gaining weight just fine - She 
> is at 17 lbs as of last week (5 months old). I not sure where her 
> fluids are going. She does sweat a lot, so could that be the cause of 
> less urine? Also, her urine smells stronger lately. Because of the 
> summer heat, should I give her water or something?          
>   

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