Pedialyte

JenbenIU

How much should I give a 5 month old?  Eli is a little dehydrated from being sick and refusing to nurse.  His doc recommended  we give him some but I don't remember her saying how much.  Any ideas?

mbs427

When Evan was that age (or about 6 months old), we were told to offer 1oz per hour.  This was after he had vomited large amounts at night.  We only ended up giving 2 ounces over 2 hours...then he fell asleep for the night.

Do you have pumped breastmilk available?  I read on kellymom.com that breastmilk is better than pedialyte.  I wish I would have known that at the time.

mbs427

Here is the link:  https://www.kellymom.com/health/illness/baby-illness.html#Pedialyte

JenbenIU

yeah, we've just been feeding him pumped breastmilk in a bottle.  He just doesn't always take much.