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really smelly wee

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MatildasMummy · 11/01/2008 15:09

sounds intriguing doesn't it!

My DD seems to be getting her teeth quite slowly - bottom two at 10 months, top 2 at 13 months and another one at the top just come through. All the rest look ready to burst although we are fortunate not to have a grumpy girl while this is all happening. The topic of my message may seem completely unrelated but recently we have started to notice her wet nappies smell a lot stronger than they used to so I did a google search and the following link came up.
www.nhs.uk/magazines/childhealth1-5/Pages/Teethingtips.aspx

does anyone else have any experience of this when a child is teething? initially i thought she wasn't drinking enough but i realised that she is drinking about the same as normal and since i noticed the smell i make sure she has beaker with her all day.

any thoughts? is this normal? i'm worried it could be something more serious than teeth....
all help appreciated!

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JoyS · 11/01/2008 19:31

Does the wee smell just strong or does it smell fishy or foul in any way? If the latter, she might have a urinary infection. If she has any fever I would take her straight to the docs. DD had a urinary infection at that age and it was horrible for her, poor thing.

UniS · 11/01/2008 20:27

is she in cloth nappies? some cloth nappies smell strongly of wee if there has been a detergent build up in teh fabric. extra rinses should shift teh build up and reduce the smell. some people like to put a splash of vinigar in teh rinse water as well.

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MatildasMummy · 14/01/2008 12:51

the wee just seems to be strong, not necessarily fishy or foul and she doesn't have a temperature at all. she seems bright and very happy in her self. also she is in disposable nappies so that rules out the build up problem.
thanks for your suggestions.

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cookiemonstress · 15/01/2008 13:13

if the smell continues for a while, I would suggest taking her to the docs just to get her wee tested. My daughter had urine infection for over a week it transpires before she demonstrated any other symptoms...I do notice though that poos smell slightly different when teething (a bit chemical-y) but wonder if that could be the calpoll...

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