The importance of baby’s stool
There are many parents who today have a terrible time when it comes to changing their baby’s diaper and seeing their feces.
There are many parents who have a terrible time when it comes to changing their baby’s diaper . It is not a dish of pleasure for anyone to see feces even if they are from your own child. However, and despite everything, your baby’s stool is much more important than you might think at first since depending on the color or consistency it can give you a series of important clues or indications in relation to the health of the little one.
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THE FIRST FECES OF THE NEWBORN
The baby’s first poop is called meconium and is made up of everything the baby has ingested while in the womb . Meconium is dark green in color and usually smells quite bad. As days go by, your baby’s stools should become lighter in color and less consistent. If not, you should go to the doctor to see if there is anything abnormal.
During the first month of life, it is quite normal for the baby to pass stools after eating. The appearance of the stool will vary depending on the feeding that the baby follows. If you are feeding on breast milk, your stools are usually yellow and runny, while in the case of drinking formula, your poop is much darker and consistent. A breastfed baby tends to have less stool than a formula- fed baby . Regarding the frequency, it should be noted that with formula milk, the little one can defecate at least once a day , while with breast milk they can poop less frequently.
THE COLOR OF YOUR BABY’S STOOL
As we have already indicated above, the color and consistency of the stool are important when evaluating the good health of the baby .
- If you notice that your baby’s stools are green, you don’t have to worry. It is quite normal for the iron in formula milk to make the stool color much darker than normal. Sometimes the green color can indicate that you have a stomach virus .
- If your baby is under 6 months of age and has whitish or gray poop, it is important to go to the pediatrician. The white color of the poop may indicate that the liver is not working as it really should .
- Orange poop is normal in babies who are taking solid foods for the first time in their life. The orange color may also be due to medications the mother has been taking .
- At other times, red spots in a baby’s stool may indicate constipation . If, on the other hand, the stools are too red due to blood, it may be something more serious since they may indicate that the child suffers from a stomach infection or some type of allergy. In this case, you should not hesitate at any time to go to the pediatrician.
- Black poop can be the cause of the presence of iron in the diet. However, in other cases, the iron derived from hemoglobin makes the poop too black and indicates that there may be significant bleeding in the intestines. Given this, it is essential to go quickly to the pediatrician .
- Yellowing of the stool is normal in babies a few weeks old who are fed with breast milk or formula .
As you have been able to check the color of the stool and its consistency, it is important when checking the health of a baby .
Dr. Tabriella Perivolaris, Sara's mother and fan of fashion, beauty, motherhood, among others, about the female universe. Since 2018 she has been working as a copywriter, always bringing to her articles a little of her experience and experience as a mother and woman.