Can anyone answer a question for me? Is it possible for a baby wiith severe hypernatraemic dehydration, say with nearly 25% weight loss, to be passing normal quantities of normal urine? Thus throwing to the winds the normal advice for a mother to count wet nappies/diapers as a way to know her baby is taking in enough breastmilk. I've just heard of 2 such cases and I'm wondering what could have happened. This really bothers me because it seems so unlikely and I've been asked to comment to a healthcare professional. My knee-jerk reaction would be to think that a baby breastfeeding so seldom, or so infrequently as to have become dehydrated might suddenly have been fed a large quantity of formula, so causing hypernatraemia. Can anyone come up with a likely explanation?? Many thanks if you can help. Pamela Morrison IBCLC Rustington, England *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome