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This is the preferred treatment recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics for mild to moderate dehydration. Plan to restore your child's fluid levels over the course of three to four hours. Use a commercial electrolyte solution such as Pedialyte. These solutions have sugar and salt electrolytes to help prevent low blood sugar. It is possible to make your own rehydration solutions, but due to the possibility of error, it is generally safer to use commercial solutions. Give your child 12 teaspoons (510 ml) of the solution every few minutes. You can use a spoon or an oral syringe (does not contain a needle). Start off slow; too much fluid at once can cause nausea or vomiting. If your child vomits, wait 30 minutes before starting again. If your child is dehydrated, he will probably need to have the electrolyte balance in the bloodstream restored. Sodas and juices may cause hyponatremia, or low blood sodium, in children. Plain water also does not contain enough electrolytes to replenish your child's body because children have a much faster electrolyte turnover than adults. Sodas may also contain caffeine, which is a diuretic and can further dehydrate the child. Juices may have too much sugar and can make dehydration worse in young children. This is also true for sports drinks such as Gatorade. Sports drinks can be diluted with water mix one part water with one part Gatorade. Other fluids to avoid include milk, clear broths, tea, ginger ale, and Jell-O. If your baby is still breastfeeding, try to persuade the infant to breastfeed. This will help restore the baby's electrolyte and fluid levels and will also help further fluid loss through diarrhea. You can use oral rehydration solution in between breast feeding if your infant is very dehydrated; however, you should be taking your infant to the emergency room if she's severely dehydrated. Do not use formula during the rehydration period. Once your child has had the initial fluids restored, you need to make sure that the child continues to get enough fluid for the next 24 hours. The American Association of Family Physicians recommends the following formula: Infants should receive 1 ounce of oral rehydration solution per hour. Toddlers (ages 13) should receive 2 ounces of oral rehydration solution per hour. Older children (over 3) should receive 3 ounces of oral rehydration solution per hour. To make sure that rehydration is working, check the color of your child's urine. As with adults' urine, healthy children should have pale, clear yellow urine. Very clear or colorless urine could be a sign of overhydration. Ease up on the fluids for a bit to make sure that you don't throw off your child's sodium balance. If the urine is amber or darker, continue with the rehydration treatment.
Use an oral rehydration solution. Avoid other fluids. Breastfeed an infant. Maintain hydration. Check the child's urine.