How many times a day is normal for a four-month-old baby to defecate? How to pay attention to these details

Generally, there is a certain pattern in the frequency of babies' detoxification. Generally, it is normal for babies to have two to four bowel movements. Moreover, there are differences in the bowel movements of formula-fed and breastfed babies. The feces of breastfed babies do not have a smelly smell, while the feces of formula-fed babies have a distinct smell. The frequency of a baby's bowel movements can show whether a baby is healthy. Normally, the baby has frequent bowel movements, but it does not affect the change in weight. This is normal bowel movements.

For breastfed babies, the stool is 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 taste, and they have two to four bowel movements a day.

For bottle-fed infants, the stool is light yellow or earthy gray, dry and hard, strip-shaped, often with milk curds, and has a distinct odor.

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.

There are many causes of diarrhea in infants and young children, which can be roughly divided into two categories:

One type is caused by non-infectious factors, such as improper diet or weather changes, which can cause diarrhea. Diarrhea caused by diet includes eating too much or too little; changes in food ingredients, adding too much sugar (conversely, too little sugar intake can easily cause constipation); adding complementary foods too quickly, causing discomfort, weaning children in hot weather, etc. Weather changes, such as children catching a cold, can cause intestinal dysfunction; hot weather can reduce the secretion of gastric acid and digestive enzymes, and indigestion can cause diarrhea.

The other type is caused by infectious factors, such as unclean feeding utensils or food used by children, which allow bacteria to enter the body and cause diarrhea; long-term use of broad-spectrum antibiotics can cause intestinal flora imbalance and cause diarrhea; when children suffer from acute upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia, otitis media, urinary tract infection, pharyngitis and other diseases, they can all develop diarrhea due to fever and the influence of pathogen toxins.

Children's bowel movements are very important and must be paid attention to at all times, especially for babies who have just been born. Because babies cannot speak yet, they cannot express their physical discomfort well. Therefore, expectant mothers must always pay attention to the baby's physical condition. Pay attention to your baby's diet at ordinary times, and pay attention to your own diet and emotions during feeding.