After the baby is born, the mother first cares about whether the ta eats well, and the second cares about whether it is pulled well. And about the stool pulled several times a day is normal, especially bothering new parents, so what do you need to pay attention to about the baby's defecation?
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How many times a day does a breastfed baby have normal bowel movements?
Before 1 month, most babies had to have several times a day to defecate, and some even had to do it once every time they finished feeding; 7, 8 or even 10 times a day is also common.
When breastfeeding, the stool is generally light yellow or golden yellow in color, thin, ointed, or with small particles, and the stool is usually not very hard.
After 2-3 months, many babies will have a significant reduction in the number of stools, but it may not be reduced to once a day, it may be 3-4 times a day, or it will take several days or even more than ten days to queue once. This is because breast milk is easily digestible, fully absorbed, and produces less stool residue in the intestine.
After 4-6 months, the number of stools gradually becomes regular, the number of times will be reduced, increase complementary food Due to the increase in dietary fiber intake, the baby's stool becomes more, and it will gradually become a stool once a day.
So, when the baby does not have a bowel movement for several days, parents should not be nervous. As long as the baby is in good condition and the mother has enough breast milk, the baby can eat and sleep normally.
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Why do breastfed children have more bowel movements?
There is a large amount of galactose oligosaccharide in breast milk, which is a kind of cellulose, which can mainly soften the stool, make the stool softer and make the stool more watery, and at the same time promote the peristalsis of the baby's intestines. The intestines move fast and the stools are excreted quickly, and we say that the child's intestines are rectal rectum because it doesn't take long to pull.
Breastfeeding is a kind of bacterial feeding, there is a bacterium there is activity, there is activity will make the child's intestines more active, easy to cause the child to defecate faster.
The child's intestines are immature, immature is easy to make the fiber fast, and the rectum is short, and the stool is easy to excrete outside the rectum.
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There is no need to panic when this happens
★ I didn't defecate for a few days, and I always made my little face red
This situation mostly occurs within 2 months, and many mothers think that the baby cannot pull out the stool. In fact, the same is true of the frequent defecation of the stool, which is caused by the immature development of the baby's nervous system and the inability to control the free movement of the limbs.
★ The bowel movement is very hard, but the stool that is discharged is soft
Found that the baby defecated very hard, the expression is also very painful, the result of the discharge is soft, this is not constipation. Instead, the baby's coordination ability to control the sphincter is still relatively weak, and this phenomenon disappears as the baby grows.
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What kind of situations do babies need attention to when they have bowel movements?
1. The stool is thin and watery, and the number of times suddenly increases, and it is necessary to consider whether it is indigestion or intestinal infection.
2. Difficulty in defecation and dry stool, which is a phenomenon of constipation and needs to be improved.
3. Weight and height growth is slow and not up to standard, which needs to be paid attention to. There are two aspects.
First, the number of stools is large, and it is necessary to consider whether it is indigestion caused by lactose intolerance, milk powder allergy, etc.;
Second, the number of bowel movements is reduced, and it is necessary to consider whether the amount of feeding is insufficient.
(Source: Maternal and Infant Vision)