What are the stool forms of infants at a few months old?

After birth, many babies consume breast milk and formula milk, so at this time, the baby's immunity will be low and the stomach will be affected. Many mothers will find that why the baby's stool is not formed for a few months, and it will also cause the baby's abdominal pain, crying and restlessness. It seems that the editor of this article will introduce what causes it and what should be paid attention to in daily life?

The frequency and texture of a child's stool often reflect the state of his or her digestive function. If parents can pay attention to the texture, color and frequency of their infant's stool and correctly identify normal and abnormal stools, it will help to detect abnormalities in the baby's digestive tract early and provide valuable clues for diagnosing diseases.

Normal bowel movement

1. Meconium The main component of meconium is water, accounting for about 72%. It is composed of epithelial cells shed from the fetal intestine, bile, concentrated digestive juices and swallowed amniotic fluid. Meconium is first excreted within a few hours after birth (usually within 10 hours). It is dark green and a little shiny, much like the asphalt on the road surface melted by the scorching sun in summer. It has no odor and gradually transitions to normal baby feces within 2-3 days after feeding.

2. The feces of breastfed babies are golden yellow, mostly uniform and paste-like, with occasional small milk curds and a sour taste, 2-3 times a day. Even if you have bowel movements 3-5 times a day, it can be considered normal if the stool does not contain too much water and is mushy.

3. Artificially-fed infants’ feces: Infants fed with milk (including milk powder) or goat’s milk have light yellow feces, which are mostly formed, contain more milk curds, are alkaline or neutral, are large in quantity and smelly, and occur 1-2 times a day.

4. The feces of mixed-feeding infants: The feces of infants fed with breast milk and cow's milk are similar to those of infants fed with cow's milk, but are yellower and softer. After adding complementary foods such as cereals, eggs, meat, and vegetables, the stool characteristics become close to those of adults, and should be taken once a day.

Abnormal stool

If your baby's stool frequency suddenly increases or becomes thinner without changing the amount or type of food, this should be considered abnormal.

1. Foamy stool

Eating too much starch or sugary food can increase the fermentation of food in the intestine, and the resulting stool will be dark brown, watery and foamy.

In fact, the baby's body is relatively fragile. If the baby has unformed stools for a few months, it may be closely related to the bad living habits of breastfeeding and formula feeding. Therefore, we must pay more attention to it in daily life, and mothers should pay attention to their diet.