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For the past month, our 18 mo old has been drinking 70-80 oz of fluids per day. She is especially thirsty in the middle of the night when she'll wake up about 3 times per night and drink an entire 12 oz bottle of water each time. She just had 18 mo check up last week and they did extensive blood and urine work including diabetes which is an obvious concern but everything has come back negative and our pediatrician just keeps telling us not to worry about everything (this is our first kid so we do worry about everything).
Has anyone else had kids that drink that much? Everything I read says they should have 40 oz per day at this age and she is also only 20 lbs not big for her age. She doesn't usually have a lot of sodium or anything like that so we can't figure out why she suddenly wants to drink so much and I'm slightly worried about electrolyte imbalance from too much water
For the past month, our 18 mo old has been drinking 70-80 oz of fluids per day. She is especially thirsty in the middle of the night when she'll wake up about 3 times per night and drink an entire 12 oz bottle of water each time. She just had 18 mo check up last week and they did extensive blood and urine work including diabetes which is an obvious concern but everything has come back negative and our pediatrician just keeps telling us not to worry about everything (this is our first kid so we do worry about everything).
Has anyone else had kids that drink that much? Everything I read says they should have 40 oz per day at this age and she is also only 20 lbs not big for her age. She doesn't usually have a lot of sodium or anything like that so we can't figure out why she suddenly wants to drink so much and I'm slightly worried about electrolyte imbalance from too much water
I am so so understanding of your concern. It's so difficult since your Little One cannot talk about how they are feeling..BUT does this increase drinking correlate to the urine output. Because it's just not Diabetes ( normal Type 1 and 2 that most understand)..but there's also Diabetes In
Then there is also Hyper-Parathyroidism~~ article below~~
What Are the Types of Hyperparathyroidism?
Type 1
There are three types of hyperparathyroidism: primary, secondary, and tertiary.
Primary Hyperparathyroidism
This type occurs when you have a problem with at least one of your parathyroid glands. Common causes of parathyroid problems include benign growths on the gland and enlargement of at least two glands. In rare cases, a cancerous tumor causes this condition. An increased risk of developing primary hyperparathyroidism also occurs in people who:
have certain inherited disorders that affect several glands throughout the body, such as multiple endocrine neoplasia
have a long history of calcium and vitamin D deficiencies
have been exposed to radiation from cancer treatment
have taken a drug called lithium, which mainly treats bipolar disorder
Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
This type occurs when you have an underlying condition that causes your calcium levels to be abnormally low. Most cases of secondary hyperparathyroidism are due to chronic kidney failure that results in low vitamin D and calcium levels.
Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism
This type occurs when your parathyroid glands keep making too much PTH after your calcium levels return to normal. This type usually occurs in people with kidney problems.
The doctor investigating this a Paediatrician or a GP. Maybe if GP who did his due diligence in testing may just refer you to specialists that deals with such specialties. I so pray for you and your little one...It's like knowing somethings wrong..but unable to know nor understand just WHAT's Wrong! You are right..It's not normal! Bless you for reaching out for further incites!!
I am so so understanding of your concern. It's so difficult since your Little One cannot talk about how they are feeling..BUT does this increase drinking correlate to the urine output. Because it's just not Diabetes ( normal Type 1 and 2 that most understand)..but there's also Diabetes In
Then there is also Hyper-Parathyroidism~~ article below~~
The doctor investigating this a Paediatrician or a GP. Maybe if GP who did his due diligence in testing may just refer you to specialists that deals with such specialties. I so pray for you and your little one...It's like knowing somethings wrong..but unable to know nor understand just WHAT's Wrong! You are right..It's not normal! Bless you for reaching out for further incites!!
Thanks. Yes, she is urinating to match the amount of increased fluids i.e. she will have two very heavy diapers over night and often leak through them if we don't proactively change them in time. We are dealing with the Pediatrician. It can be frustrating as it seems that we have to do a lot of leg work to figure out what could be causing this instead of the DR but that has been on par with our experiences with our own doctors throughout the years.
Could very well be the novelty of it all. Sense of doing something on their own, certain amount of control and the enjoying the full feeling in the belly.
What exactly is the child drinking? Don't giver her that much water. Give her pedialyte or something similar. Also try and stay away from or limit juice which is high in sugar. Milk is fine.
Thanks everyone. Pediatrician is referring us to endocrinologist. I am still hoping it is novelty/psychological and it's soothing to drink but we'll wait and see.
How's her general health? What is the temperature of her room, is she overheating?
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