How many times a day is normal for a baby to poop?

The physical symptoms reflected by the baby's body after birth make many parents worry. They will think that some normal physiological phenomena are diseases, which leads to indiscriminate treatment. For example, how many times does a baby who is not even one month old defecate? How many times a day does a baby who is not even one month old defecate? The defecation of a newborn is related to many factors, such as the feeding method, the amount of milk and the time of feeding. Parents should make judgments based on some conditions of the newborn. Let us understand the defecation of newborns together.

It depends on the time and feeding situation:

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. Number of bowel movements during breastfeeding: 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 or has more frequent bowel movements, it is normal as long as he is in good spirits and feeding, is gaining weight normally, and does not have difficulty defecating, abdominal pain, or bloating, and parents do not need to worry.

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. Number of artificially fed poops: Artificially fed newborn babies will have less poop, which is usually drier, rougher, and slightly harder like paste. But as long as it is not difficult to defecate and does not look like sheep feces, it is fine. 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.

There is no exact number for how many times a day a baby defecates before one month old, but there is a clear limit. After the birth of a newborn, you must first observe the meconium and defecation to accurately judge whether the baby's defecation function is normal, and then observe the number of defecation according to the feeding situation. Many parents like to make their babies wear diapers, and the number of bowel movements cannot be judged for a long time. Parents must observe well. If there is abnormal urination, go to the hospital for examination. After the examination, the problem must be confirmed and treated.