How many times a day should a baby have bowel movements?

Babies' bodies are very small, and they are not particularly aware of the external environment. They have a certain resistance to the external environment, so it will affect some of their metabolism in their daily lives. Many mothers don’t know how many times a day it is normal for babies to defecate. Let us introduce how many times a day it is normal for babies to defecate.

Normal. Theoretically, it is normal for a breastfed baby to defecate 6-8 times, but it varies from person to person. If the mother has a lot of milk, the baby will also have a lot of poop. My son had poop about 10 times within 2 months. Later it will gradually decrease. The poop of babies who are exclusively breastfed is very unformed, and egg-drop-shaped poop is healthy poop.

The frequency of a baby's bowel movement is not fixed. Some may defecate once or twice a day, while many breastfed babies may defecate only once every 3-7 days. Breast milk is a very delicate food, and babies absorb it well. The baby may defecate only once every several days.

If you normally only have 1 to 2 bowel movements a day, but this suddenly increases to 5 to 6 times a day, you should consider whether you are ill. If the child has frequent bowel movements but is in generally good condition and has not lost weight, this does not indicate a disease.

Hello, the stool of breastfed children is golden yellow soft stool, uniform consistency, shaped like soft butter, occasionally thin and slightly green, sour but not smelly, and defecate one to four times a day on average. If there are 4 to 5 bowel movements on weekdays, or even 7 to 8 times or more, but the general condition is good and the weight is increased, it cannot be considered pathological.

The stool of breastfed babies is golden yellow, occasionally slightly green and thin; or ointment-like, uniform, sour and without foam. Usually, the number of stools is more frequent during the neonatal period, generally 2-5 times a day, but some babies have 7-8 bowel movements a day. As the child grows older, the number of bowel movements will gradually decrease, and after 2-3 months, the number of bowel movements will decrease to 1-2 times a day. Therefore, if a breastfed baby has thinner stools and more frequent stools, parents do not need to worry as long as the baby is in good spirits, is feeding well, and has normal height and weight growth.

The above is an explanation of how many times a baby normally defecates every day. After my introduction, I believe all mothers have a clearer understanding. If your child defecates frequently, it may be due to poor digestion and eating some irritating food that has caused waste, so you must pay special attention to your daily diet.