Reasons why babies have mucus in their poop

Mothers who are familiar with baby common sense know that the baby's poop can show what problems the baby has. What happens if the baby's poop has mucus? In fact, mothers who understand this situation know that the baby is lacking nutrition and needs to supplement nutrition. Some mothers who are not familiar with the situation of mucus in their baby’s poop may be worried and take their baby’s stool to the hospital for testing. The reasons why there is mucus in baby's poop and the treatment methods are introduced below.

The problem of mucus in baby's stool must be taken seriously. Here are the answers to your questions:

For babies who are exclusively breastfed, their stools are yellow or golden yellow, with a uniform consistency like a paste or mushy paste, occasionally thin and slightly green, with a sour but not smelly smell, and they have two to four bowel movements a day.

For bottle-fed babies, their stools are light yellow or earthy gray, dry and hard, strip-shaped, often contain milk curds, and have a distinct odor. They defecate 1 to 2 times a day.

If your baby's stool contains mucus and is green in color, this is often caused by insufficient feeding. This type of stool is also called "hunger stool". Your baby is not full. At this time, as long as you give him enough nutrition, the stool will return to normal.

Regarding the above-mentioned problem of mucus in baby's poop, mothers need to take it seriously. The baby's digestive system is not yet fully developed, and indigestion may occur. The baby himself does not understand it. At this time, parents need to discover it in time and analyze it according to their own feeding methods. They can also go to the hospital for a stool test to find out the baby's lack of nutrition so that it can be supplemented in time.