My 18 month old DD has always been a thirsty baby. In addition to her standard morning and evening milks, she drinks at least 3 8oz bottles of water a day and a full 8oz bottle which we leave in her cot at night. Now that we are on holiday in a warm climate she is understandably drinking much more to regulate her temperature (5/6 bottles a day) but is waking literally every 2 hours in the night to down a whole bottle of water. Last night she drank her milk, 4 full 8oz bottles of water, her morning milk and now has just drunk another 2 bottles in the hour since waking. Both her father and his identical twin brother and their other brother have type 1 diabetes so obviously it was my first thought. But we have been testing her blood with her dads special kit very regularly and the results are always bang on normal. Her blood sugar is absolutely perfect. Is there something else I am missing? Do babies display diabetes differently? She also isn't grouchy or tired or losing abnormal weight. She is hungry but no more than normal as she has always enjoyed her food. Am I missing something? Could there be some other thing causing abnormal thirst? Or is this just a thirsty girl getting used to waking for water?
Any comments appreciated as I am rather concerned. Obviously I am terrified of the dreaded diabetes!
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Unusually thirsty baby
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SweetLikeChocolate · 21/07/2013 07:39
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