Reasons for frequent stools in newborn babies

It is a very common problem for newborn babies to have frequent bowel movements. When the baby is just born, its immune system is not very perfect, and the self-control ability is insufficient, so it is easy for it to have frequent bowel movements. Not only will it dirty the clothes, but it will also easily breed various problems, which is very detrimental to the baby's own safety. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the problem of baby bowel movements in time. Let me explain it in detail next.

1. Formation

The stool of breastfed children is golden yellow in color, and the amount each time is not large, but the stool occurs more frequently every day. Some breastfed babies not only have frequent stools, but also contain more water. However, the mother may worry that the baby has diarrhea. At this time, the mother should observe the baby's other conditions. If the baby is in good spirits, has a good appetite, and has normal weight gain, then there is no problem. This is a normal situation, that is, physiological diarrhea, and there is no need to adjust the diet.

2. Reasons

If the baby is fed formula, the stool is usually light yellow or khaki, dry, rough, like a hard paste, and often has an unpleasant fecal odor. If there is more sugar in the milk, the stool may become soft and have a slightly rotten odor, and the amount of stool will be larger each time. Sometimes there is grayish white "milk curds" mixed in the stool. Don't compare your child with other children, because each child has his or her own growth trajectory, and different children have different daily bowel movement times. But be aware that if you normally only have one or two bowel movements a day, and that suddenly increases to five or six times a day, you should consider whether you are ill.

3. Life Tips

If the newborn's stool is yellow, and the feces and water are separated, and the frequency of bowel movements increases, it means that the newborn has indigestion, which suggests that the breast milk contains too much sugar. Because excessive fermentation of sugar can cause intestinal bloating, foamy stools, and a strong sour taste in newborns, mothers should limit their sugar intake and appropriately control their starch intake. When there is too much protein in breast milk or the protein is not digested well, the newborn's stool will have hard lumps and a foul odor like rotten eggs. At this time, the mother should pay attention to limiting the intake of foods with high protein content such as eggs, lean meat, soy products, and milk. When breastfeeding is insufficient, the stool is green, small in quantity, frequent, and green and mucous. Newborns often cry due to hunger. In this case, the bowel movements will return to normal as long as the baby is fed enough.

4. Dietary precautions

Mothers can drink a large glass of light salt water half an hour to an hour before breastfeeding to dilute the breast milk, and then breastfeed their children.

The specific condition of a newborn baby's stool depends on the situation. If the color of the baby's stool is normal, then parents don't need to worry. On the contrary, if the color of the baby's stool is abnormal, or a different color, then parents should worry about whether there is a problem with the child's diet structure. In short, children's diet should be strictly controlled in accordance with health standards so that they can grow up healthily.