my 8 week has diarreah every time and sunken soft spot

so today i noticed my babies soft spot inthe fron t of his head was kind of depressed/sunken in slightly. to the point i had never even noticed it was there before, and now i felt a soft indent....anyhow- i read and it says could be dehydration. my son is 9.5 pounds to maybe 10 (ill know at his 2 month appointment on fri) and he drinks 3.5-4 ounces of formula every feeding, ive been giving him 1 feeding of breastmilk a day (thats all im producing) anyhow- he poops rarely, maybe 2 times ina 24 hour period or 1 huge one. anyhow every time its a huges blow out of diarreah and usually greeninsh gray in color. is this normal? do formula fed babies have different poop. could he be dehyrated from the poop even tho its not that often and he is drinking enough. HELP im freaking out and need to know if this is normal or if i should take him asap to the hopsital or wait til friday for his appt????

if his soft spot is sunken in that is a major sign of dehydration i wouldn not wait til friday .. does your doctors office have a 24 hour line to call .. if not i would get him in first thing tomorrow

He is dehydrated if his soft spot is sunken. I would call your doctor, or even go in...he might need an IV to be replenished with fluids. Good luck!

I would take him to the doctor just to be safe... If he still has diarreah tomorrow I'd call the doctor.

if its truly sucken, you need to take him.

I would definitely get him checked out.

That is usuallya sign of severe dehydration. He needs to see a dr soon. They may recommend he goes to the er to get IV fluids

im not sure if its really sunken or i just think it is?? if that makes sense, simply bc i never even noticed it before, and now i am and it shocked me at first, i didnt evn know it was a soft spot there....

Quoting ***carson's mama***:“ im not sure if its really sunken or i just think it is?? if that makes sense, simply bc i never even ... [snip!] ... bc i never even noticed it before, and now i am and it shocked me at first, i didnt evn know it was a soft spot there....”

Well, I would say that the fact that it "might" be sunken, he is drinking less, and also has diarrhea would be enough that he should probably be seen. At 8 weeks you really don't want to mess with dehydration.

Quoting funnymommy_on_#2:“ Well, I would say that the fact that it "might" be sunken, he is drinking less, and also has diarrhea ... [snip!] ... also has diarrhea would be enough that he should probably be seen. At 8 weeks you really don't want to mess with dehydration.”

im on the phone with his drs answering service- so we will see when i get a call back. im really worried now  

Quoting ***carson's mama***:“ im on the phone with his drs answering service- so we will see when i get a call back. im really worried now  ”

Aww, hun. I know it is scary....but calling your doctor will get you the answers you need. He will be ok...if he is dehydrated, they can easily replenish him via an IV. I will keep you guys in my thoughts, and hope he is just fine. I always say better safe than sorry. Luckily, my dad is a doctor, so I call him like 239483 times a month with medical questions. Good luck to you guys!

Quoting ***carson's mama***:“ im on the phone with his drs answering service- so we will see when i get a call back. im really worried now  ”

p.s. I always keep some of those mini bottles of pedialyte for when my son is sick. I'm not sure about an 8 week old though, he may be too young. They will help him out if he is dehydrated....you could ask your doc about that when they call.

My sons soft spot looked like it was sunken, but he's fine. If you're really worried, take him to the doctor.

Quoting Kayla&Lukas:“ My sons soft spot looked like it was sunken, but he's fine. If you're really worried, take him to the doctor.”

well i called and they said it was fine, i dont know im just oaranoid i suppose, 1st time mom stuff, he has his appt on friday but id hate to wait til then and it turn out something was wrong, im on hold again with his pediatrician.....i really dont think he is dehydrated, he hasnt thrown up or spit up alot, and he hasnt pooped now in 24 hours....and he has a pee diaper every time i change him, (ev 2-3 hrs)

Quoting ***carson's mama***:“ well i called and they said it was fine, i dont know im just oaranoid i suppose, 1st time mom stuff, ... [snip!] ... thrown up or spit up alot, and he hasnt pooped now in 24 hours....and he has a pee diaper every time i change him, (ev 2-3 hrs)”

Oh yeah, duh! I forgot to tell you another way to tell if he is dehydrated is to see if he has wet diapers. Sounds like he is probably all right.

I totally understand about 1st time mom stuff! I call my pedi or my dad (a doctor) every few weeks with questions. I'm sure they are used to it. And like I said before, better safe than sorry!