What should I do if my newborn baby has sour and smelly stool?

After the baby is born, mothers should start to pay attention to the baby's eating, drinking and sleeping, but mothers must not forget to pay attention to the baby's urination. The baby's bowel movement problems can reflect the baby's digestion condition. If the baby's digestion is not good, it will be reflected in the stool. So, why do newborns have sour and smelly stools? What should you do if your newborn has sour and smelly stools? Below, the editor will reveal them to you one by one.

1. Generally, breastfed babies have yellow or golden stools with a uniform consistency like a paste or paste. Occasionally, the stools are thin and slightly green, with a sour but not smelly taste. They have two to four bowel movements a day. For bottle-fed infants, the stool is light yellow or earthy gray in color, dry and hard in texture, strip-shaped, often contains milk curds, has a distinct odor, and defecates 12 times a day.

2. If the baby's stool has a strong odor, it means that the protein is not digested properly. At this time, you should reduce the amount of milk appropriately or dilute the milk. The water temperature for making milk should be around 40 degrees. Do not use boiling water and then let it cool, as this will destroy the nutritional components of the milk. When testing the temperature, drop some milk on the back of your hand. It is fine as long as it is not hot. Do not test it by drinking from an adult's mouth. This is inaccurate and unhygienic. In summer, babies do not feed well, so the milk can be slightly cooler. If the milk is too hot, it will destroy the nutrients in the milk and will scald the baby. If the milk is too cold, it will be bad for the baby's stomach.

3. If the stool smells like rotten eggs, it indicates that the baby is consuming too much protein or is not digesting protein well. You should pay attention to whether the milk concentration is too high or whether the baby is eating too much. You can dilute the milk appropriately or limit the amount of milk for 12 days. You can also give your baby some multivitamin preparations to aid digestion.

4. Normal baby's poop smells a bit sour. But if it smells sour and smelly, it means that the baby has incomplete digestion of carbohydrates. You can supplement the baby with some nutritious probiotics to promote digestion and absorption and relieve symptoms.

5. Newborns should eat eight to twelve times a day, or even more. Restless sleep does not mean that you are hungry. It is normal for a breastfed baby to have sour-smelling stools, but it should not smell bad. Babies who drink milk powder will have very smelly stools. It is recommended that mothers increase the frequency of breastfeeding and increase milk secretion. At the same time, relax.

Therefore, mothers must not ignore their baby's bowel movements, as this is a barometer of the baby's health and should be taken seriously. If mothers can identify whether their baby's bowel movements are normal, then if there is any abnormality in the baby's digestive tract, mothers can discover it early and take timely measures to effectively prevent the baby's digestive tract condition from further deteriorating.