You can actually tell quite a bit from your baby's stool. The colour, consistency and frequency can provide some valuable information about your baby's wellbeing.
Days 1-2 .
Your baby will pass meconium, this is your baby’s first stool.
It is composed of hair, cells, it is black, thick, sticky.
Your baby will usually pass this within the first 24-48 hours.
Breast milk has a laxative effect so it can help to clear meconium quicker.
Days 3- 4.
After 1 to 2 days the stool colour will begin to change from black to a green/yellow colour.
It can be loose in consistency and sometimes seedy.
Is called transitional stool.
From day 5.
Stool colour should be yellow, like mustard seeds.
It should be soft.
Your baby may poo at every feed.
Green stool.
After breastfeeding is well established occasionally your baby may have a green poo. However, if it is consistently green and explosive it can indicate a problem.
Especially if your baby is also unsettled. May be an oversupply of mother’s milk, a sensitivity to something the mother has eaten or even ineffective breastfeeding.
Seek advice.
White stool.
White poo at any stage should be investigated.
White poo can indicate that your baby isn’t producing enough bile in their liver to help them digest food properly.
Stool pattern can change.
After about six weeks, some babies poo much less often.
Breastfed babies may go many days without producing any poo.
As long as your baby is growing well and the poo they produce is soft and they are passing wind. It shouldn’t be a cause for concern.
As always seek advice if you are worried.
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