How often does a two-month-old baby poop?

Normally, everyone needs to defecate every day so that the waste and toxins from daily food intake can be excreted. However, since everyone's physique is different, the bowel habits and frequency of bowel movements are also different. Especially for newborn babies, their stomachs are still in the adaptation stage, so the frequency of their bowel movements is different from that of adults. So how many bowel movements are normal for a two-month-old baby?

1. Frequency of meconium:

Newborn babies have irregular bowel movements every day. At first, the baby will expel the meconium that has accumulated for 9 months, but it must be cleared out through frequent bowel movements, so the number of bowel movements will increase. It usually takes 2-3 days, 3-5 times a day, for the dark green color to disappear. If the baby has no meconium within 24 hours after birth, parents should pay attention and suspect that congenital malformation of the digestive tract has caused fecal obstruction. The baby needs to go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time.

2. Breastfeeding poop frequency:

For breastfed babies, the frequency of bowel movements is very flexible. Usually, the frequency is higher in the neonatal period, 2-5 times a day, or even after each feeding. This is because breast milk is easy to digest, easy to excrete, and because of the reflex peristalsis of the intestines after food is input. Therefore, if a breastfed baby has loose stools and more frequent stools,

Breastfed newborns may even defecate 7-8 times a day. Parents do not need to worry. This is called physiological diarrhea, which is a normal phenomenon. When the baby grows to a certain age, this diarrhea will disappear automatically. In addition, if the baby's stool is dark green and mucous, it means that there is insufficient breast milk and the baby is in a semi-starved state, and the amount of breast milk needs to be increased. If the mother's breast milk is indeed insufficient, the baby can be given fresh milk, milk powder, etc.

3. Artificial feeding poop frequency:

Artificially-fed newborn babies will have less feces, which are usually drier, rougher, and slightly harder like paste, but it is okay as long as it is not difficult to pass and does not look like sheep feces. If there is no problem with digestion, it will usually be earthy yellow or golden yellow with a slightly sour smell, about 1-2 times a day.

Some children defecate once a day, some defecate two to three times a day, and some defecate once every two days. In fact, this is irregular because everyone's gastrointestinal rules are different. As long as your bowel movement pattern does not change and your bowel movements are normal without diarrhea, then it is normal.