If your baby has loose stools, "it's important to keep him hydrated with breast milk, formula, or pediatric electrolyte solutions," Dr. Pittman explains. But if you notice any signs of dehydration, such as dry lips, sunken eyes, or sunken fontanels the soft spots on baby's head , call your doctor immediately. Once your baby starts eating solid food usually between 4 and 6 months , her poop and her poop schedule will start to change.
She'll go less frequently, and the stools themselves will become thicker in consistency. Because baby's first food is usually rice cereal fortified with iron, you may notice some constipation: Rice and iron are notorious for backing things up, so to speak. If that's the case, you can switch to iron-fortified baby oatmeal or limit rice cereal intake to once a day and mix in some pureed prunes. But consistency and frequency aren't the only diaper surprises.
Dorre Kleinman, of Brooklyn, New York, opened her 8-month-old's diaper one morning and had quite a shock. An even bigger shock is when the corn you fed baby for dinner arrives several hours later -- whole and intact -- in her diaper. This is normal, as babies don't chew their food well and tend to process food quickly through the digestive tract," Dr.
By your baby's first birthday, when he is eating a wider range of solid foods , poop starts to change its style again. You might notice that the smell, color, and texture of the stool varies throughout the day, depending on what the child has eaten, says Dr.
In general, it will start getting browner and thicker and will look more like grown-up poop. A word of warning: Now that your toddler isn't pooping as often as when he was a newborn , you are probably changing diapers less frequently. That's great for your sanity, but not so great for your kid's tush. Prolonged exposure to a wet diaper filled with bacteria-ridden poop can cause diaper rash. Hold on -- toddlerhood is packed with a few more poop surprises, some of them positive.
As children become more aware of their body, they will become more attuned to the fact that they have to go. A kid who used to dump in his diaper in the middle of playing blocks without missing a beat may start hiding in the corner when he needs to go; another may let you know she's pooped and ask for a quick change.
This desire for privacy and a fresh diaper are the first signs that he or she is ready for potty training , so the two of you might want to head for the store and pick out a potty together. But when it comes to potty training, your child may approach poop differently than pee. Learn more or change your cookie preferences.
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The number of times your newborn has a bowel movement will vary, but most have at least one or two bowel movements a day in the first month. However, this is not true for all newborns. In the first week of life , a breastfed baby may have a bowel movement with almost every feeding. A formula-fed newborn, on the other hand, will have fewer poopy diapers.
Both are normal. The first type of poop or stool your baby will have is called meconium. Meconium is black or dark green, and it looks a little bit like tar. It is thick, sticky, and difficult to clean off of your baby's bottom. Meconium stools last for 24 to 48 hours. But formula-fed babies should have no trouble passing meconium either.
If your baby does not have a bowel movement in the first 24 hours after birth, however, let your healthcare provider know. Between the third and sixth day of life, the thick black meconium will begin to change into a thinner, looser greenish-brown or greenish-yellow transitional stool.
The transitional stool is a combination of meconium and the next phase of poop called milk stools. After the sixth day, your child should no longer have meconium in their body, and they will begin having milk stools. If you are exclusively breastfeeding, the poop will often be a golden, mustard yellow color, but the color can be a variety of shades from orange to green.
These bowel movements tend to be loose and unformed with a mild odor. They may or may not contain curds of milk, called seeds.
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