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Will my baby always poo as regularly as their early weeks?

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by Sophie Bell | Medically reviewed by Gemma Caton, Specialist health visitor | June 2021 |

It can be. Some babies will poo after every feed and some will poo every three days. It’s all normal. How much your baby poos depends on their age and how you’re feeding them.

Yes, it is normal if you’re breastfeeding. Breastfed babies are more likely to do a poo straight after each feed than formula-fed babies.

If your baby is bottle-fed with formula, they are less likely to poo after every feed. This is because formula can be harder to digest, so it takes longer to pass through your baby's system. Even so, there's no need to worry if your formula-fed baby does poo after every feed, especially in the early weeks.

Frequent poos are often a good sign that your newborn is getting plenty of milk. As your baby’s stomach fills up, the milk stimulates their digestive tract, giving them the urge to do a poo.

During the first week, your newborn baby's poos will change. Their first poo will be a greenish black and sticky poo called meconium, which is made up of what they ingested in the womb. Your baby’s poos will change once they start to digest breast milk or formula milk, commonly to a green and then a yellow colour. You can expect to see at least two poos a day for the first few weeks.

After a few weeks, you may find that your baby does fewer poos as their stomach grows and their bowel movements settle into a routine. On the other hand, they may continue to poo after every feed. All babies are different.

If you're unsure about what's normal for your baby, talk to your health visitor.

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As long as your baby's poos are soft and easy to pass, there's no cause for concern. However, frequent pooing can sometimes be a sign of diarrhoea. Your baby may have diarrhoea if:

their poo is very runny or watery
they are suddenly pooing more often than usual, or passing larger amounts
the poo is explosive, foul-smelling and spurts out of their bottom, or runs down their leg

Diarrhoea should clear up without treatment within about a week. In the meantime, feed them as normal, and keep a close eye on them for any other signs of illness.

Call 111 if your baby:

stops taking their usual breast or bottle feeds
has signs of dehydration, such as fewer wet nappies
has blood in their diarrhoea
has diarrhoea for more than seven days

Learn more

Take a look at our poo photo gallery to find out what diarrhoea looks like, and learn the main causes of diarrhoea in babies.
Are you concerned that your baby could be constipated? Learn more about constipation in babies and how to spot the signs.
Can your baby's poos change after starting solid foods? Find out how weaning may affect them.

Sophie Bell

Sophie Bell is an editor at BabyCentre. She updates and creates health content and is responsible for email newsletters.

Everyone poops, but your baby’s poop is particularly fascinating—especially in the first few months of life. You haven’t changed enough diapers, if you haven’t gasped or said, “Woah!” at least once while opening up your baby’s diaper. The range of colors, consistency, size and smells, it’s no wonder it becomes a common topic of discussion between parents and with a child’s primary care provider.

There’s good reason to care a lot about your baby’s poop though. That’s because your baby’s poop can tell you a lot about their health and development.

“It’s important to keep track of the number of poops and color during the first few days and weeks of life as that helps your pediatrician understand how your baby is eating and growing,” said Helene Felman, MD, a pediatrician with Diamond Children’s Multispecialty Services Clinic in Tucson, AZ. “If a baby is pooping regularly, we know they are eating regularly, and growing normally.”

While every diaper change may uncover a new surprise, you may wonder what is normal and what’s not in the baby poop department. Dr. Feldman helped breakdown what to expect.

The first type of poop your baby will have is called meconium. It’ll look dark, sticky and tarry and will be hard to clean off. After 24 to 48 hours, it will transition to yellow and seedy. Think fancy mustard, like Grey Poupon—no pun intended!

Breastfed babies have the most variety in frequency of poops but the color and consistency are typically soft, smooth and mustard-like. It’s more of a puree consistency than a child or adult-type poop. Breastfed babies typically poop after each feeding, but the frequency can go down as they get older. As long as the poop is soft, and not hard balls, it’s not constipation.

Formula-fed babies tend to have slightly more solid poops, still soft, and occur about one to three times daily. The color also tends to be darker yellow, brown or green.

Once babies start eating solid foods, around age 6 months, regardless if they’re breastfed or formula-fed, their stools will become more solid and formed. As long as they aren’t producing hard balls, this is normal and not constipation.

While colors like green, dark brown or yellow poops are peculiar, there are really only three colors Dr. Feldman said you should worry about: black, white and red.

“Green, orange, yellow, brown and everything in between are typical for babies,” Dr. Felman said. “Brown and orange are more typical for formula-fed babies, but can occur in breastfed babies as well. The colors of stool for a breastfed baby can also change based on their mother’s diet. But if you see red, black or white stools, call your baby’s doctor right away.”

Black poops: It could indicate older blood in stool.
White poops: It could be a sign your baby’s liver isn’t working as it should.
Red poops: Many times, it could indicate bleeding. It may appear stringy or mucous-like and could be a result of a milk allergy or anal fissures.

“If you see any of these three colors, snap a few photos to show the doctor and hold onto the diaper in case the doctor wants to test the stool,” Dr. Felman said.

For a quick cheat sheet, check out our Baby Poop Guide below:

Many parents worry about their baby straining and turning red in color when they are passing poop, but as long as the stools are soft and normal in color, don’t worry. According to Dr. Felman, “This happens so often, there is even a medical term for it: infant dyschezia.”

“I ask parents, ‘Have you ever tried pooping while lying down?’ It’s hard to move stool from that position,” Dr. Felman said. “You can help your infant pass their poops by massaging their stomachs and bicycling their legs to help put pressure on their abdomen and push the poop out more easily that way.”

Though not an emergency, if your baby hasn’t pooped in four days, talk to the nurse or doctor to see if there are things you can try to help your baby pass the poop.

Your baby’s poop will be a topic of conversation their first few years of life, but it’s for good reason. Their poop will fluctuate quite a bit as they grow and start eating solids. While most colors and textures are normal, if you’re ever concerned about your baby’s bowel movements, don’t hesitate to call your doctor for advice.

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A child's stool is one of the most important indicators of the functioning of his digestive system. It perfectly reflects what the baby ate, how much food he ate and how his body reacted to it. That is why young parents need to constantly check the contents of a newborn's diaper or the discharge of an older child.

However, with such control, many mothers ask - why does the child poop after almost every meal, and is this normal? It’s worth starting with the fact that each baby is individual. How many times he defecates can depend on many factors. nine0003

There is no strict standard for this indicator. Of course, constipation or diarrhea are manifestations of indigestion, but there is no need to immediately panic. It is worth understanding the reasons for this phenomenon and consulting with a specialist.

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How many times should a baby poop?
Age norms for defecation of children
Additional criteria for normal stool

The first thing young parents should remember is that their child owes nothing to anyone. nine0003

The number of visits to the child's toilet depends on many factors

Moments that directly affect the number of bowel movements in a child are:

Age. The older the child, the less often it defecates;
The degree of development of the digestive system. This is especially noticeable in newborn boys and girls;
Power type. Formula-fed babies poop a little less than breast-fed babies;
Presence of concomitant pathology. A variety of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract can bring an imbalance in the normal mode of defecation from an early age of the baby. nine0012

In connection with these nuances, it is necessary to understand that if a child poops after each meal or 1 time in 2 days, then this may be normal in both cases.

The main criteria by which it is worth evaluating the physiology and "normality" of this process are:

General well-being of the baby. It is necessary to pay attention to the facial expression of the crumbs at the time of defecation, to the sounds that she makes. When instead of the usual groaning there is a loud cry, then something definitely disturbs her; nine0012
Regularity. 8-10 times after each feeding indicates good intestinal motility. However, 1 bowel movement, but every 2 days, is also an indicator of the stability of the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. The main thing is the well-being of the child;
Presence of pathological impurities. The usual feces are mushy, yellowish in color. If particles of pus, mucus, blood or undigested fragments are found in it, look for it, then you should consult a pediatrician.

The older the child, the fewer trips to the toilet should be.

It must be understood that over time, the digestive tract matures more and more and begins to function like in adults. This is manifested by a decrease in the frequency of bowel movements.

To avoid confusion about how many times a baby should poop, there are conditional normative indicators of this process, depending on age.

They look like this:

1-3 months - 10-12 times a day. The child can defecate after each meal;
3-6 months - 4-7 times a day;
6-12 months - 2-3 times;
In children after 12 months, defecation occurs on average 1-2 times a day. If a child poops after every meal for a year, then you should carefully monitor his diet. Such an increase in the number of bowel movements may indicate the presence of a disease, so it is better to consult a doctor.

In addition to the number of trips to the toilet, parents need to monitor the nature of the feces. This is especially important during the neonatal period. In the first 3 days, when the baby is still in the hospital, doctors constantly ask mothers if he pooped, and how.

stools in children can be both frequent and not very

Important criteria to pay attention to are:

Number of stools. The first days one bowel movement is approximately 5 g. At 6 months 40-50 g, and closer to a year - 100-150 g; nine0012
Colour. The original feces (meconium) are green in color. During breastfeeding, yellow remains the most characteristic color. There may be different variations of it, which is due to the individual characteristics of the organism. After the introduction of complementary foods, it begins to darken and closer to the year it can become completely brown;
Smell. In infants who are breastfed, the stool has a slightly acidic odor. Then, as with artificial nutrition, it is more rotten;
Additional components in the stool. If the mother saw undigested food particles (vegetables, fruits: bananas, apples), white lumps (clots of fat), green streaks of mucus in the feces of a newborn, then you should not immediately panic. In most cases, this is due to the continuing adaptation of the infant's body to the environment. However, impurities such as pus or blood should alert parents. In any case, it is better to contact the local pediatrician for advice. nine0012

Watching your baby's bowel movements is a very serious responsibility in the early stages of his life. Therefore, it is very important to understand what is worth paying attention to. If the child poops after every meal, he may be ill and needs the help of a doctor. The health of children is the most precious thing for their parents.

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	Our child is 8 months old without a week, GV, no teeth yet. We started complementary foods: maternovo porridge and apples, until something else went. Since Friday the child has been pooping after every meal (sometimes even twice). nine0212 On the first day there was no appetite, then he began to eat, but there is a feeling that something is still preventing him. In general, he is cheerful, but sleeps incredibly much (2 times more than usual) and pale. The temperature was small on the first day, now it seems to be gone. 1. Please tell me how to stop this process?!!! 2. What thermometer to measure temperature (there are 3: digital in the ass, digital nipple and ordinary mercury) since all thermometers show different things, I don’t know which is right? nine0003 Tags: 1. age - 7-12 months, feeding - complementary foods, poop and pee

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	From: kisa_1984	Date: June 28th, 2009 09:00 am (UTC)		(Link)

please tell me, but apart from porridge and apples, does your baby eat anything at all?? in the sense of complementary foods??
tomorrow we are 5 months old and I have been giving vegetables for a week now: zucchini + cauliflower + markings + potatoes Echka eats 1 tbsp. with a slide a day, we are also at full GW.
about the poop, in principle, this is normal (ours generally poops 1 time a day in the morning, if he pooped 2 times at least I would be glad).
regarding thermometers, I use the usual mercury one, but I measure the temperature not in the pope, but under the arm, because digital ones show a different temperature every time (I stepped on the same rake with these thermometers 100 times). And about drowsiness and appetite, maybe teeth are cut at this time, usually children don’t eat well, at least at your age and older, they are more sleepy, more sluggish but maybe everything is exactly the opposite. nine0003

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	From: danunya30	Date: June 28th, 200909:54 am (UTC)		(Link)

We started complementary foods at 6. 5, ate sweet potatoes with pleasure, but we found a rash. The zucchini flatly refused, then they made soup - potatoes, zucchini and carrots, did not eat, tried zucchini and potatoes, ate at first, then began to refuse, added a little mashed meat even worse, still ate avocados but also sluggishly. We also give baby biscuits. nine0212 From fruit - I ate a banana with pleasure, but after it I immediately had diarrhea, until we settled on an apple. In addition, I am at work all day, and the child is with his father or grandmother, and they are afraid to give something new, so we are moving very slowly.

	From: mama_kati	Date: June 28th, 2009 01:00 pm (UTC)		(Link)

1. If you want to stop diarrhea, give rice porridge or weak tea, you can sweeten it a little to drink it, but my daughter always poops like this, I don’t see a problem in this, sometimes it happens four or five times a day. nine0212 2. It is better to measure with a thermometer the one that interferes with the child as little as possible, in your case it is a digital nipple. usually lies and moans or yells and cries) you start giving an antipyretic, after about an hour the temperature should drop (you can just put your hand on your forehead and try, there should be a difference with how it was before the medicine. If the medicine did not work, undress the child and make him a cool bath - the temperature of the bath should be 2-3 degrees lower than body temperature, if you know that the child does not have convulsions due to the temperature difference, you can make it colder.The temperature should drop, look at the condition of the child, if the temperature starts again grow, then after 4-5 hours you can give a new portion of the medicine. 0003

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	From: danunya30	Date: June 28th, 200901:10 p. m. (UTC)		(Link)

Thank you very much to everyone who answered.
Any advice is important to us, we (especially me) are a little confused.
Our child always ate well and pooped 1-2 times a day, no more, but here for 3 days in a row ... in general, we'll try.

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	From: tailcruncher	Date: June 28th, 2009 01:30 pm (UTC)		(Link)

We are in a similar situation, only for the better.
Daughter (6 months) pooped every 2-3 days before weaning. I didn’t like the soup (although we ate a bit). I always liked licking a banana.
They began to give vegetable puree, it went well, and also grated apple or banana.
I began to poop every 1-2 days.
This is how for 3 days I give her oatmeal remedia with obscene (liquid, 2 spoons per 120 ml) I began to poop every day and stably at lunch, as soon as I land, it poops up (however, what dense ones remained)

So that breast milk is absorbed better, and complementary foods still come out, I think it should be so.

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From: yulia_tavlev	Date: July 1st, 2009 08:34 pm (UTC)		(Link)

You can measure with a mercury or a good digital armpit - take the child in your arms, how to rock him, and walk with him, the thermometer is clamped in the armpit pressed against you.