Is it normal for a child to poop several times a day?

As mothers, from the moment their children are born, they will be determined to use everything they have to protect their children. In order to let him have a happy life, as a mother, you must know everything about your child's growth from the moment he is born. Mothers should be aware of the eating, drinking, defecating, urinating, and sleeping in daily life. They should also know clearly how their children defecate. So is it normal for children to defecate several times a day?

1. 0 to 4 months

1. Newborns are breastfed more often, 6 to 7 times a day, or even 10 times. As the baby gets older, the stools of newborns are loose, mushy or watery, and may contain mucus or curds, 3 to 5 times a day without odor or with a sweet or sour smell. The stools are golden, yellow, and brown. After 2 to 3 months, the baby's stool will gradually become softer and thicker, and no longer dry and hard.

2. Artificial feeding of newborns is done 2 to 3 times a day. Basically, it is normal to feed newborns once every 1 to 3 days. The milk is light yellow with no obvious odor. If the milk powder contains high iron content, it may be green. The stool is drier than that of breastfed babies, has a harder texture, and is basically formed in strips. But it is still relatively soft compared to adults.

2. After 5 months

1. After adding complementary foods, breastfeeding is significantly reduced. Once every 1 to 2 days, once every 3 days is normal. After adding carbohydrates, there will be a fermented smell. After adding meat and fish at 7 to 8 months, it will become smelly. The color is affected by complementary foods and slowly transitions to forming.

2. Artificial feeding once every 1 to 2 days, and once within 3 days, the baby will be formed normally.

The immunity of newborn babies is still very weak, so they must be well protected, and even before they are one year old, they need to be monitored by adults 24 hours a day. Therefore, mothers must understand what is going on with any abnormality in their babies. Is it normal for a child to defecate several times a day? This varies according to the baby's age, so it is necessary to understand the changes in children at each stage.