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

Newborns begin to slowly adapt to the external environment after birth. Their bodies are gradually developing. Some children cannot adapt to the external environment, which will be reflected in their own metabolism. Increased or decreased frequency of bowel movements are both unhealthy signs. So how many times a day is normal for newborns to defecate?

The stools of breastfed babies are golden yellow, occasionally slightly green and relatively thin; or they are ointment-like, uniform, sour and without foam. Normally, the neonatal period has more bowel movements, usually 2-5 times a day, but some babies may have 7-8 bowel movements a day. As the child grows older, the frequency of bowel movements will gradually decrease, and after 2-3 months the frequency of bowel movements will be reduced to 1-2 times a day. Therefore, if a breastfed baby has loose stools or has more frequent stools, parents do not need to worry as long as the baby is energetic, feeding well, and growing in height and weight normally.

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 careful. If you normally only have 1 to 2 bowel movements a day, and this suddenly increases to 5 to 6 times a day, you should consider whether you are sick.

The above is an explanation of how many times a newborn baby normally defecates a day. Babies eat different foods, so the number of bowel movements is also different. Some babies are breastfed, so the frequency of bowel movements will increase, while babies who are fed with formula will have relatively fewer bowel movements. It depends on the actual situation.