Symptoms of dehydration?

[WriggleJiggle]

About to go on holiday, worried about not noticing dehydration ... what are the symptoms to look out for?

[sugarfree]

Dry mouth,coated tongue,cracked lips,little or no peeing,dark concentrated urine,shocking headaches,nausea,vomitting.

[WriggleJiggle]

Ooops ! What I actually meant to ask were symptoms to look out for in a very young baby - i.e. if they are still producing wet nappies, does that mean every thing is OK? Or is it possible to have wet nappies and still be dehydrated?

[sugarfree]

nope,few wet nappies in dehydrated babies.Lots of wet nappies=good hydration.

[Nathanmum]

Is the soft spot still soft? You can always tell if it starts to indent (be very careful though). We live in the Bahamas so when DS was bhorn, I read up on it. They say 4 to 6 wet nappies a day is ok, less is when you need to start being concerned.

[squarer]

The fontanelles are the big thing to look out for aren't they? If they become indented?

[squarer]

x-posted with Nathanmum

[Nathanmum]

But you knew what they were called squarer!!

[squarer]

I prefer soft spots!

[WriggleJiggle]

Thanks - Turkey - Here we come!