A sick baby with no obvious symptoms may well have a hidden
infection. Here's how to flush it out... It has an unattractive
name (urinary tract infection) and an even less attractive
abbreviation (UTI), but these wee infections can be a hidden
upset. Your child's urinary system is normally sterile, but
sometimes germs that live in the bowel travel up the urethra
(the tube through which urine passes from the bladder to the
outside). Little boys are less likely than girls to develop a
UTI. This is because their urethras are longer, so germs have
further to travel. The younger your child, the more likely her
symptoms will be ‘non-specific’ and potentially more serious. In
a baby, look out for your little one being unwell but with no
apparent source of infection. Newborn babies with a UTI may have
prolonged jaundice, poor feeding and weight gain. Older babies
may be unwell, with poor feeding, vomiting or diarrhoea. If your
child is unwell with vomiting and fever, this may be a sign of
UTI, and older children may