Don’t be anxious if your baby hasn’t urinated for a few hours. It depends on how well your baby is doing with milk and other conditions, and if there are no problems you can wait. The number of times an infant urinates per day varies greatly, and an infant who urinates frequently can reach an average of 1-3 hours to urinate. In contrast, an infant who urinates less frequently may only urinate 6 times per day, which is only 6 times in 24 hours. The amount of urine an infant urinates each day is related to the amount of food eaten, the room temperature, and whether or not the infant has an illness or fever. The urine of a healthy infant should be pale yellow or dark yellow, the darker the urine the thicker the surface urine, and the thicker the urine, the less water the surface infant has taken in. Sometimes there are pink traces on the diaper, which may be mistaken for blood, but in fact it is the crystals of urate, representing a very high concentration of urine, and the baby should be given water. If your baby has no painful urination, is able to eat normally, and has a normal amount of milk, you can wait. If your child’s does find that the urine is thicker, or if there are pink traces in the diaper, give your baby more water.