13 Month Old with Bladder Infection

It happens, the dr. will want to make sure she doesn't have kidney reflux. The test itself is pretty simple but probably won't be a lot of fun for you or daughter, they'll be able to tell relatively quickly if that's the problem.

My 6 wk. old got one and they did the test, everything was ok, it just ended up being a matter of us trying to be more careful when cleaning her up down there and being more thorough.

Try not to worry too much, even if it turned out to be reflux it can often heal on it's own before she's five. The med you have will be making her feel better already I'm sure.

Hi J.!! I would suggest drinkable aloe. They have flavored kinds that taste like juice. My daughter drinks it every day. You can find it at any health food store. I suggest you drink it as well for your fibromyalgia.

If you are looking for some things, I have a friend that has worked wonders with some others that have it. He uses all natural products. Please let me know if you would like more information.

Good luck!

J. -

I had a somewhat similar experience, but by the time we figured out what was wrong with my daughter she had a full-blown kidney infection and a fever I couldn't control. Because kids shouldn't get bladder infelctions (or kidney infections - an advanced bladder infection), we also had to have some additional tests.

We did our tests at Childrens in St. Paul where they used a cathater to fill my daughter's bladder with liquid while they watched on an x-ray. (She was 1 year old at the time.) They wanted to see if the liquid backed up into her kideys. This is called reflux and there are varying degrees of severity. The tests showed that she did have reflux but not an extreme case.

Typically kids outgrown reflux, but in the mean time bladder and kidney infections need to be prevented because they can be pretty dangerous. In order to prevent infections, my daughter is on a low daily dose of medication. Every year we repeat the tests to make sure that the reflux hasn't gotten worse, and see if it has corrected itself. We will monitor this until she's about 6, 7, 8... If she hasn't outgrown it by then there are some very effective surgeries that will fix the problem.

An aside tht you should also know about... If one child has the problem, there is a high possibility that your other kids also have the problem. After having my youngest (now 3)diagnosed we also had our eldest (now 4) tested. Although she has never had a bladder infection, she does has the reflux. Thus, she too is on medication and we are monitoring her reflux every year. This is very managable condition and not entirely uncommon.

Good luck and take care!
A.

My daughter has had 3 bladder infections and is only 16 omnths old. She just has a very sensitive bottom. We change her diaper constantly and use creams. A big culprut we found was juice. She can only have 1 oz of juice with 3 ox of water once a day or her bottom turns bright red. It may just be something in her diet.

Your following up on this is very important. As a child I was diagnosed with multipul bladder infections and in time needed surgery to reconstruct a blocked uriture(SP). Hopefully your daughters infection will clear and all will be good again.

Hugs to you and your sweetie!