babies stooling question

Fri Nov 30, 2012 5:32 pm

When I breastfed my dd, she would stool pretty much every time I fed her, even sometimes in the middle of feeding her.

I had twins 3 weeks ago, born at 37 weeks. I am changing many wet diapers and definitely at least 4 poopy diapers a day, but they don't stool at every feeding? I have tried to look up on line, but the only thing I can find is that it is normal for babies to stool at every feeding, but nothing to sat the opposite is fine.

I have a weight check for my babies on Monday so I will ask then, but I also wanted to see if any mamas here have had a similar experience.

Sat Dec 01, 2012 4:01 pm

I'm reading the book "The womanly art of breastfeeding" and I seriously just read over this part. Each baby should get at least 3 dirty diapers a day. Each the size of the "okay" sign you would do with your pointer finger and thumb. sounds like you're doing a great job if you're changing 4. Keep up the good work mama!

Jennifer




BZCL of June 2012 DDC jennboddam@gmail.com

Tue Dec 04, 2012 3:24 pm

Congrats on the birth of your twins!!! And congrats on breastfeeding them as well.

Sounds like they are having enough poopy diapers. I dont remember the age but I know that breastfed babies can go up to a week without pooping, but I dont think it is this early.

~Natalie~ Co-Leader of Breastfeeding Zone-email- ctcmsmombzhost @ gmail. com

Fri Dec 07, 2012 4:21 pm

Thanks

At their appointment on Monday they had both gained 5 oz - so just about 1 oz per day.

I am going to continue to watch things, but as far as I can tell things seem to be going well.

Sun Dec 09, 2012 9:18 pm

My second baby, who was exclusively breastfed, only had one stool every 7 days for the first 3 months or so of his life. He was so predictable in his once a week poop that you could almost time it! I was obviously really worried at first, since my first child never had that much time elapse between stools and also because every book or website that you read about newborns states that they poop multiple times a day. I started becoming paranoid that every cry or cringe he made was because of gas and constipation pain.

His first non-meconium poop was at one week old and it was massive and explosive, but of a completely normal colour and consistency for a breastfed baby. About this time, I brought him to his pediatrician to tell him my concerns about my son not pooping often enough, possibly not eating enough, possible constipation, etc. and he told me that not every newborn poops every day, and that some newborns go as long as 10 days between stools! He told me that as long as the baby is gaining weight and that the stool is of normal consistency and not firm, there is no problem whatsoever. Every baby is different and not every one has a stool every time they are breastfed! Once I realized that this was just the way my son's system worked I saw that he wasn't actually experiencing bowel pain because of his infrequent bowel movements. I was just reading into every little cry because of my fear.

I really wish that they would put this disclaimer in books or parenting websites! I have met too many women who get panicky if their newborn goes a day or two without having a bowel movement and almost always it is completely OK!

Good luck with everything!