How many times a day is it normal for babies to have bowel movements?

The article was professionally consulted by Specialist Doctor I Nguyen Thi My Linh - Neonatologist - Department of Pediatrics - Neonatology - Vinmec Danang International General Hospital. Specialist Doctor I Nguyen Thi My Linh has 12 years of experience in diagnosing and treating pediatric diseases.

Monitoring the stool of a newborn is an important sign to help mothers monitor the health of the baby in the first months of life.

1. How is it normal for a newborn to have a bowel movement?

Normally, within 6-12 hours after birth, your baby will pass meconium. Meconium is usually odorless, dark green, wet, liquid, and your baby will pass meconium about 2-3 days after birth.
Meconium is the waste that fills the intestines of babies before birth and once the meconium has been cleared, your baby's poop will be yellow-green.
Stool color will change, if your baby is breastfed, poop may look like mustard in color and texture. If your baby is formula-fed, stools are usually yellow in color and thicker than those of breastfed babies.

2. How many times a day does a newborn baby poop?

How often babies poop during the first weeks of life depends largely on whether they're being breastfed or formula-fed.
Switching from breast milk to formula or changing the type of baby formula can lead to changes in stool volume, consistency, and color. Changes in diet can also change the number of times your baby goes to the toilet each day.
In the first 6 weeks postpartum : Loose, yellow stools. Children go at least 3 times a day, but can go up to 4-12 times. After that, your baby may have a bowel movement every few days, this is completely normal With formula-fed babies: Light brown or greenish stools. Children have 1 to 4 bowel movements per day. Mothers should note that when formula-fed babies are often very constipated, so they should regularly check their baby's stool for timely treatment.

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3. How many times a day is normal for children to urinate?

Newborns urinate about 6-20 times a day, in the following months the baby's frequency of urination will be less and the amount of urine in 1 time will be more.
If the infant urinates less, it is very likely a sign that the baby is having a fever, cold or hot weather...
It is normal for the baby to urinate less often, it usually does not cause pain for the child, so the mother does not need to be too worried. However, if your child shows signs of pain when urinating, you need to take him to the doctor right away because it could be a sign of a urinary tract infection.

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