2 Feb 2019 (w17): The basics of baby poop
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Meconium
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Greenish-black, tarry, sticky stool that
looks like motor oil
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Meconium is made up of amniotic fluid,
mucus, skin cells, and other stuff ingested in utera. This is usually passed
out within 24 hours after birth.
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Transitional stool
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Dark green-brown and less sticky
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When baby is 2-4 days old and start
digesting early breast-milk or formula, baby is likely to pass out
transitional stool
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Breastfeed stool
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Seedy yellow or slightly green stool with a
mushy or creamy consistency, sweet smelling
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If baby is breastfeed, the stool will
indicate that he/she is not receiving mature breast-milk instead of colostrum
or transitional milk. It may be runny enough to resemble diarrhea. Stool
color may vary depending on what you are (high-iron).
If you see bright green and frothy stool, your baby is getting too much foremilk (the low calorie milk that comes first in a feeding), and not enough hindmilk (the higher-fat, super nutrious stuff). |
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Formula stool
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Tan-brown, yellow-brown, or green-brown
stools that is thick and firm, resembles peanut butter or toothpaste
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Formula fed babies pass out pungent
smelling stool due to casein in the milk. Stool is similar to older babies
whp are eating solid food.
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Iron-fortified stool
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Seedy dark green or almost black stool
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Stools make turn dark green if you or your
baby has a high iron intake. If baby's poop looks blackish and there is no
surplus in iron.
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Diarrhea
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Yellow, green or brown with a watery
consistency
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Diarrhea is a sign of infection or allergy,
and can lead to dehydration. If your baby is 3 months old or younger, has
more than 3 diarrhoea-filled dispers, or contain trances of blood or mucus,
consult a paediatrician immediately.
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Constipation
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Hard stools
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Constipation happens when baby lack
tolerance to something in breast milk or fomula.
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Stool with mucus
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Slimy stools
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This sometimes happens when baby has the
flu, since mucus often goes undigested.
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Pale stool
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Pale yellow or white stools
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Certain medication, such as antibiotics,
may cause your baby to pass pale colored stools.
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Bloody stool
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Blood in a baby's stool may be bright red
or black (which means it's been digested).
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