Pink wee at 4.5 months??!!

[angfirsttimer]

The last couple of days I have noticed a pink stain in the front of my ds nappy in the mornings. It is only overnight and only when he has slept through for 10/12 hours, he is EBF, should I be worried I thought this only happened with newborns?!

Have you eaten any beetroot? Serious question!

No I haven't eaten any at all!!

Personally I'd go to the out of hours today, but thats just me.

I think you should take him to the doctors, is probably nothing but get it checked out.

It's probably urate crystals which are found in urine when it's particularly concentrated (because he's slept through the night without being fed). They can react with the nappy to cause the pink stain.

Meant to say, it's probably worth discussing with your doctor whether you should wake for a feed if baby doesn't demand one during the night, but unless he seems unwell I wouldn't go to OOH.

I agree with daisysteiner - my ds had an orange stain one morning. but worth bringing him to the gp this week.

Thanks ladies will call the GP in the morning, will just be typical that I am lucky enough to have a baby who sleeps through but I have to wake HIM for a feed!!

the baby is 4.5 months. i cant see any reason to wake him up tbh.

I think urate can form as a reaction between poo and wee as well - is there poo in the nappy?

Yes, always a poo to greet us in the morning!