Re: does this mean anything??-potty training

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I wish I could find a way to potty train Wyatt also. He has bladder

control but I just don't know how to go about training him since he

can't walk or talk. If you known of tricks, please share. Thanks.

Geri-Anne and Wyatt, complex I

>

> > For the last couple weeks, our 9mo, Lea, hasn't been having as

many wet

> > diapers as I think she should. This has happened in the past

too. I

> > remember asking Dr Renaud about it when we saw her in August- so

she ran

> > kidney and liver function tests- which all came back normal.

When we

> > saw Dr Renaud on Tuesday, I mentioned it again- and she didn't

seem too

> > concerned. She said that as long as she is gaining weight, they

don't

> > worry about the fewer wet diapers. (Lea gained a couple oz last

month-

> > not much at all)

> >

> > She is otherwise acting normal- very energetic - not overly

sleepy or

> > lethargic or feverish or anything. Normal poops (well, as normal

as they

> > get with any metabolic disorder). The urine isn't dark or

concentrated

> > when I change her, it appears the same as it usually does. I

could

> > probably leave her in one disposable diaper for 24hours and it

wouldn't

> > overflow. (not that I would do this, I'm just guessing) This

doesn't

> > seem normal as compared to my other 5 kids at this age.

> >

> > This lack of wet diapers, seems to " cycle " for her. Even though

nothing

> > in her diet has changed- she seems to be voiding less. (she is

breastfed

> > and takes about 1 cup of solids per day and 4oz of breastmilk

via cup)

> > The cycle lasts a week or so, then it's back to normal. This

time seems

> > to be lasting longer and it has me more worried. All Dr Renaud

had to

> > say was to give her more water.....

> >

> > Could there be something else going on here??

> >

> > Thanks for any advice

> > le and Lea, 9mos, complex 1

> >

> >

> > Please contact mito-owner with any problems or

questions.

> >

> >