Why does baby's poop smell sour?

If the baby's poop has a sour and smelly smell, parents should pay attention to observe it. Because babies cannot speak now, it is necessary to understand their physical health through the symptoms they show. If the baby's poop has a sour and smelly smell, it may be due to protein indigestion or the mother does not pay attention to a scientific and healthy diet when breastfeeding. Therefore, you should also pay attention to observe some conditions of the baby's poop.

1. If the baby's stool has a strong odor, it means that the protein is not digested properly. At this time, you should reduce the amount of milk appropriately or dilute the milk. If there is a lot of foam in the stool, it means that carbohydrates are not digested properly, and you must reduce or even stop feeding starchy foods. If the stool looks creamy, it indicates fat malabsorption and the intake of fatty foods should be reduced.

2. Regarding her refusal to defecate without stimulation, my baby also started to defecate once every few days when he was more than two months old. The longest time was four days. However, the stool he defecate was still soft and mushy, so I knew he was not constipated. Constipation refers to the passage of hard, stringy or granular stools. You don't need to worry. This is the case for such a young baby. She has not yet developed the habit of defecating regularly every day, which means she doesn't know how to defecate at all. In this case, you should not use enema. The more you use it, the more dependent it will become, and the less she will know how to defecate on her own.

3. Massage your baby's belly every day. Use your three middle fingers to massage around the baby's belly button in a clockwise direction for 5 minutes each time, once in the morning and once in the evening. This can help speed up the baby's intestinal peristalsis and produce a bowel reflex.

4. In addition, children should be trained to have good bowel habits from the age of two months, so that they can defecate on time. It is best to defecate in the early morning or before going to bed at night. Defecation in the morning is best, and defecation at night can make the child sleep well at night. Having a bowel movement before meals can help children eat well, but not having a bowel movement after meals. The mother should first observe the child's bowel movements, and then consciously and regularly arrange bowel movements according to the child's situation. When defecating, the mother should make "mmm mmm" sounds with him.