After the baby is born, with the growth of the age of the month, the difference in feeding methods will lead to certain differences in the number of bowel movements and the shape of the stool. Some parents will be very worried when they encounter such a situation, afraid of whether the baby is sick, so they take the baby to the hospital for three days, in fact, after learning the following knowledge, you will no longer be so anxious.
Newborns begin to defecate within 24 hours of birth, and the stool is dark green. If the number of feedings is sufficient, the fetal stool can be drained in about 2-3 days and turned into a normal baby yellow stool.
However, exclusively breastfed babies, the number of stool elasticity will be very large, sometimes can defecate 2-8 times a day, sometimes only 1 stool in a few days, generally after the addition of complementary foods, the number of stools will gradually decrease.
In pure milk powder-fed babies, the number of stools will be relatively stable, generally 1-2 times a day. Mixed-fed babies will have different bowel movements per day depending on the ratio of breast milk to formula, but at least 1-3 times a day will have to defecate.
In short, the number of times the baby has stools is elastic, in addition to the difference in feeding, there are also differences between individual babies. Bao Mom should not blindly take the number of stools to judge the baby's health, as long as the baby's mental state is good, the weight is normal, the feeding is normal, even if the stool is more than a few times, do not have to care too much.
However, if the baby does not defecate for a long time, it is recommended that parents still take the baby to the hospital quickly and follow the doctor's professional advice.