The baby has the sound of loose stools.

Generally, newborns will start defecation 24 hours after birth, and it usually takes 2-3 days to defecate. With breastfeeding, newborns will have normal bowel movements every day, but some novice mothers are puzzled. Why do newborns sometimes have stools like diarrhea? What is the reason? The following small series will tell you about it.

Newborns shit like diarrhea.

Most newborns are impatient when nursing, often accompanied by a small amount of air swallowed into the gastrointestinal tract, and will be discharged with the stool when defecating. Therefore, it is normal for a newborn baby to defecate like diarrhea, so don't worry. This is also caused by the imperfect development of neonatal gastrointestinal tract, anal sphincter and nervous system. Generally, as long as the stool color and frequency are normal. It is recommended to scrub frequently to prevent eczema.

Neonatal fecal color

1, meconium: The feces of newborn babies are dark green, which is caused by the fetus swallowing amniotic fluid and epithelial cells, hair, sebum, bile and intestinal secretions that have fallen off the fetus. As the tire is slowly cleaned, the color will gradually become lighter.

2, transitional stool: 2-4 days after birth, the baby's stool color gradually changed from dark green to yellow-green, which shows that the baby has begun to digest the earliest breast milk or formula milk, and the baby's intestinal function can operate normally.

3, breast-fed stool: exclusive breast-fed newborns, stool will be mushy or curd-like, the color is golden yellow.

Frequency of neonatal defecation

1, frequency of meconium: The frequency of meconium in newborns is uncertain and must be removed by frequent defecation. It usually takes 2-3 days, 3-5 times a day, and the thick dark green can disappear.

2, breastfeeding defecation times: breastfeeding newborns, defecation times will be very flexible, usually newborns have more times, 2-5 times a day, and even defecation after each feeding. This is because breast milk is easy to digest, which is beneficial to excretion and reflex peristalsis after food is imported into the intestine.

Generally speaking, newborns need to defecate and their gastrointestinal function is not perfect. Therefore, it is normal for them to have noisy stools, frequent stools or green stools, as long as they can eat, sleep, gain weight and be lively and active. These are normal situations, and mothers don't have to worry too much.