orange colour in wet nappy?? normal??

[mummy2liam09]

hi all

im new to the forums ere n hav a question (mite be dumb one! ut iv never come across this )

this morning i woke up to change my DS Liam.... he was just wet, but it had this orange/peachy coloured stuff with the pee?? it was normal urine colour but mixed in on the top there was an orange coloured patch..... is this normal???
hes had it n n off since birth and its starting to get me worried cos i cant find much about it.... n what could be causing it.

anyone seen this before?? what causes it?? im stressing about it

TIA for ur replies

ps. hes 11wks old today.

[Nelle]

I'm on the go, but I think from memory my boys had it too and it's normal. I'm sure someone will be in with more info. xo

[Alan]

The orange stain, called urates, is quite common in the first few days of life. It is usually related to the small amounts of fluid your baby drinks. However at 11 weeks old I would not expect to see this orange stain and it could be an indication that your baby is not getting enough fluid. An easy way to check if your baby is getting enough fluid is to count the number of wet nappies. If you are getting less than 6 a day you may need to increase the amount of milk you are giving your baby.

[Nelle]

There you go! Thanks heaps Alan.

[mummy2liam09]

thanks alan ...tho he drinks 280ml of formula every 2.5hrs........ mayb i should give him water between feeds? think hes coming down with sumthin cos hes sleepy n not drinkin as much as before... i change him all the time 8-10 times at least, but last three days his nappies havnt been very wet at all n the urine is darker... so i guess its prob dehydration n il hav to give him water between feeds! thanks again