What should I do if my newborn baby has watery stools?

Children’s problems are what every parent worries about the most. They worry more about them than their own illnesses. Otherwise, how can they say that their children are their flesh and blood? Newborns often feel uncomfortable here and there. As parents, we cannot prevent these diseases from happening, but we can effectively prevent them. So, what should you do if your newborn baby’s stool contains water? Here are some tips for you. I hope this can help everyone.

Because each infant and young child has different bowel habits, the number of bowel movements per day will also be different. Clinically, it is normal for babies within 6 months to defecate 6 or 7 times a day, and for babies between 6 and 12 months to defecate 2 or 3 times a day. In addition, babies will have different bowel movement characteristics due to factors such as genetics, personality, physique and food intake, but as long as they can maintain a fixed bowel movement habit every day and there are no particularly abnormal phenomena, there is no need to worry too much.

Prevention of watery stools in newborns:

1) Breastfeed or choose formula milk with added prebiotics in a ratio close to that in breast milk. Usually, the bowel movements of breastfed babies are very smooth, and they may have bowel movements as many as 6 to 8 times a day. The stools are often soft, mostly watery and unformed, and have a slightly sour taste. Studies have shown that babies fed with Dumex Gold, which contains an internationally patented probiotic combination, have stool characteristics very similar to those of breastfed babies.

2) Feeding should be regular and quantitative. Add complementary foods gradually on time, but do not add starchy or fatty foods too early or too much, nor change the type of complementary foods suddenly. You can feed your baby some apple juice and carrot water to achieve the purpose of absorbing excess water in the intestines.

3) The process of weaning should be gradual and avoid quick decisions. Generally, it takes 2 weeks to switch to a new milk powder. The first switch should start with the middle meal of the day, and then increase the number of meals every few days until the baby is completely switched to the new milk powder. Taking into account the different physical constitutions of babies, the steps of changing milk can be adjusted according to the individual.

4) Pay attention to climate changes, add or remove clothes in time, and keep your abdomen warm. After each bowel movement, clean the baby's anus with warm water, change diapers frequently, handle feces in time and wash and disinfect hands to avoid repeated infection. At the same time, strengthen physical exercise to prevent colds, pneumonia, otitis media and other diseases.

5) If the situation occurs during the transition from breast milk to formula, you should pay attention to the stool of the formula-fed baby, which is usually soft and paste-like or in strips, and can be yellow or green in color. Generally speaking, every baby's bowel movements are different. As long as the baby's diet and daily life are normal and his growth and development are good, parents do not need to worry too much about the frequency, shape and color of the baby's bowel movements.

6) Once watery stools appear, beware of rotavirus diarrhea, also known as autumn diarrhea, which is an infectious enteritis that is common in autumn. The vast majority of children become ill after being infected with rotavirus. This disease is a self-limiting disease with a course of 3-8 days. The main treatment is fluid replacement, antiviral and symptomatic treatment.

7) 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. Parents can adjust their baby's diet appropriately and reduce the intake of starch or sugary foods.

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