Homemade Electrolyte Solution

Here is a recipe for homemade Pedialyte.  It is very important for babies and children not to become dehydrated when they're sick!  Use instead of juice or milk for diarrhea, vomiting, and fever.  This will not aggravate a sick tummy. 2 quarts water 1-teaspoon baking soda 1-teaspoon salt 7 Tablespoons sugar 1 packet Sugar-Free Kool-Aid 1/2-teaspoon salt substitute (see below for a free sample) The salt substitute and Kool-Aid are optional.  Store in the refrigerator.  Be creative; use your special Kool-Aid to make ice cubes so it will stay cool in their bottle or sippy-cup.  Or, insert toothpicks into your ice cubes before freezing and make homemade popsicles.

This contains sugar; it will eventually go bad (just like regular Kool-Aid), check any that has sat for a long time.

***Infants under three months of age with a fever, or any child with a fever for more than three days must be under the care of a physician.  Any child who is showing signs of severe dehydration  (no saliva in his mouth, no tears when he cries, loose and sagging skin) must be under the care of a physician.  DO NOT withhold formula for more than four hours, if your baby is breastfed and will take the breast, do not withhold it.  DO NOT withhold solid food for more than six hours.  Most important, listen to what your baby tells you!! ***

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