What is the reason for the baby's dark green stool?

Young mothers who have just given birth know nothing about taking care of children. In fact, you can tell whether the child is sick by looking at the child's eating and bowel movements. If the stool color is wrong, it may be a sign of something bad happening to the child. What is the reason why babies' stools are dark green? I have found the reason. Young mothers should read this article carefully and take good care of their babies to keep them healthy.

If the baby's stool is gray-black, it may be due to the iron supplements or the inability to digest and absorb the iron in the milk powder, or indigestion. It can usually be prevented and treated by adjusting the diet. During this period, the baby's diet should be simple and light. He can drink some rice soup and eat some porridge. After a period of conditioning, you can add some vegetables, fruit juice, and rice noodles. Don't eat too much greasy or difficult-to-digest food. Eat lighter and choose more easily digestible foods. In addition, the dark green stool of newborns is called meconium (feces excreted by newborns in the first three days), which contains 80 mg to 100 mg of bilirubin, which is equivalent to 5 to 10 times the bilirubin produced by newborns every day. The mother's viscous colostrum has the effect of excreting meconium. If the excretion of meconium is delayed, bilirubin will be absorbed in the intestines and enter the blood circulation again, which will aggravate physiological jaundice.

If you continue breastfeeding for another 1 to 2 days, your stool will turn yellow. Breastfed babies will have more bowel movements, perhaps 5 to 6 times a day. Because the lactose in breast milk is type II lactose, it is acidic in the intestines and is conducive to the growth of bifidobacteria. It can inhibit the growth of Escherichia coli and alkaliphilic pathogens, and thus protect the baby. However, acidity will promote intestinal peristalsis and increase bowel movements.

So, young mothers, don’t be too anxious. Your baby will be in good health under your careful care. Whether the stool is green or not is not a big deal. As long as you observe the frequency of your child's bowel movements and the nature of the stool, if they are normal, you don't need to worry too much. You can regulate your baby's body by matching food. I wish the babies good health.