Color of newborn baby's stool

Babies are our hope, and we are curious about everything about our newborns. I am curious about what our world looks like when the baby just opens his eyes, because we often say that the retina of a baby is different from that of ordinary people when it is just born; I am curious about why the baby's face is wrinkled after birth and the skin is not as smooth as in the later stage; I am even curious about the color of the baby's stool, because it is related to his health. What color is your baby's poop?

2-4 days after a newborn is born, his stool will become lighter in color, a bit army green, and less sticky. This is called a "transitional stool," and it's a sign that your baby is starting to digest his first dose of breast milk or formula and that his bowels are functioning normally.

There is a wide range of normal stools for breastfed babies. If you notice that your baby's stool is greener than before, it may mean that you have eaten something that you don't normally eat. If your baby has no other symptoms, there is probably no need to worry.

If you see bright green, bubbly stool in your baby's diaper that looks almost like seaweed, he's probably getting too much foremilk and not enough hindmilk. Foremilk is the first milk your breasts produce and is low in calories. Hind milk has a higher fat content and is the most nutritious. This may be because you are not letting your baby feed from one breast long enough. To change this situation, when you feed, start from the breast where your baby finished feeding last time.

1. Meconium: Why is the color of newborn baby's stool dark green? This is because the baby swallows the amniotic fluid in the mother's belly and the epithelial cells, vellus hair, sebum, bile, intestinal secretions, etc. shed by the fetus are caused. Generally speaking, dark green meconium will be excreted 6-12 hours after birth, but it may be a little later for premature babies. This dark green meconium usually takes 2-3 days to disappear with the addition of breast milk or formula milk and the gradual discharge of the meconium, and the color will gradually become lighter.

2. Transitional stool: 2-4 days after the birth of a newborn, the baby's stool color slowly changes from dark green to yellow-green. This kind of stool is called "transitional stool". This kind of stool indicates that the baby has begun to digest the earliest breast milk or formula milk, and the baby's intestinal function can function normally. When the meconium is cleared, the baby's stool color will enter the normal golden yellow stage (for breastfed babies).

3. Breastfed stool: If the baby is exclusively breastfed, his stool will be paste-like or curd-like, and the color will be golden or a little green. Since breast milk is rich in oligosaccharides, it can fully stimulate gastrointestinal motility, so most babies will not have hard stools and no obvious odor; or the stools will be ointment-like, uniform, sour and without foam. A breastfed baby's poop often looks like a mixture of mustard and cottage cheese, and may also have some seed-like particles in it.

4. Artificially-fed baby's stool: If the baby is artificially fed, the stool will be earthy yellow in color, drier, rougher, and slightly harder like paste, but it is okay as long as it is not difficult to defecate and is not like sheep's feces. If there is no problem with digestion, it will usually be earthy yellow or golden yellow with a slightly sour smell, about 1-2 times a day.