How many times a day is normal for babies to have bowel movements?

Every child should grow up healthy and happy. However, many parents have to observe every detail of the baby's body when taking care of the baby. In particular, the baby's bowel movements can also show the baby's gastrointestinal condition and food absorption. Many inexperienced babies don't know how many times a day is normal for the baby to defecate. The bowel movements of babies fed with breast milk and bottle-fed are different. In order to enable mothers to take better care of their babies, let's understand how many times a day is normal for babies to defecate.

How many times a day is normal for babies to have bowel movements?

Newborn babies have oral and anal reflexes, so they defecate a little bit every time they feed, so they need to defecate several times a day. Children usually eat every two hours. Breastfed babies usually defecate 3-6 times, sometimes more. A mother said that her daughter, who was breastfed, had bowel movements no less than three times a day. It was not until she was six and a half months old that the frequency gradually decreased. Now she is ten months old and has bowel movements once or twice a day. Other mothers can refer to this.

In fact, as long as the child is in a good mental state, can eat and sleep, and does not make noise or make a fuss, it means the child is healthy, so parents don't need to worry.

The quality of breast milk will also affect the frequency of baby's bowel movements

In addition, the baby is fed with breast milk, so the mother should be careful about what she eats and avoid eating raw, cold, greasy, or spicy foods. If the mother eats these, the baby will also have diarrhea or get a sore throat. Therefore, mothers and babies should drink more boiled water. Boiled water is milder and easier to absorb. The baby's stomach and intestines are not yet fully developed, so drinking more boiled water is beneficial, as it can excrete some viruses from the body with urine.

Careful parents can understand the quality of breast milk and whether the mother's nutrition is appropriate by observing the newborn's stool, so as to adjust the diet structure and breastfeed scientifically. For example: If a 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, indicating that the breast milk contains too much sugar. Because excessive fermentation of sugar can cause intestinal bloating, foamy stools, and sour odor in newborns, mothers should limit their sugar intake.

When there is too much protein in breast milk, the newborn's stool will have hard lumps and a particularly strong odor. At this time, the mother should pay attention to limiting the intake of eggs.

When breastfeeding is insufficient, the stools are green, small in volume and frequent, and the newborn often cries due to hunger.

When the intestines are infected, the stool will be loose or watery with mucus and a purulent and fishy smell.

We all know that the baby's bowel movements are directly related to diet. The above is an introduction to how many times a baby's bowel movements are normal. After understanding, we know that the baby's bowel movements are also related to the feeding method, so we must master the correct feeding method. In addition, if the mother is breastfeeding, she must pay attention to her eating habits, eat some light food, and pay attention to balanced nutrition.