How many times should a month-old baby crap

Very often, young mothers are overly worried about the state of health of their child, sometimes falling into a panic at the slightest change in the behavior of the baby. One of the most frequently asked questions to pediatricians and more experienced mothers is the question - how many times should a month-old baby go poop per day and in what quantity.

How much should a month-old baby like?

The second reason why this issue remains one of the main issues for all mothers is that each child has a chair and its quantity individually, and may vary depending on nutrition, general condition of the body, drinking regimen, and so on.

We will try to answer in detail the question: “How much does a month-old baby usually average poop?”

1. The approximate amount of feces of a month-old baby who is on HB is equal to fifteen grams. Gradually, this amount will increase to 40-50 grams;
2. In a breastfed baby, the stool is usually a uniform yellow gruel with the smell of sour milk. However, with this diet, stool with small lumps, sometimes greens (if the baby is green stool with mucus).
3. The amount of feces in children with artificial feeding is greater, up to 40 grams.
4. When feeding babies with mixtures, the color of feces can be light yellow or dark brown, and the smell is quite harsh. A small amount of mucus in the feces or small white lumps is considered normal. So the excess milk fats that are not digested are removed from the body.

How many times a day should a month-old baby cod

In a child of this age, GV stools usually occur after each feeding, i.e. 8-9 times / day.

There are times when a child poop1-2 times / week !!! but a large volume. If the child feels well and does not bother with colic, then this frequency is normal for the child; Yes, yes, it happens.

The chair of artificers is less common. Usually from 1 to 4 times / day. If this occurs less frequently, it is considered constipation.

Main problems. When is the best time to consult a pediatrician?

1. If a month-old baby poops more than 10-12 times / day, and if a stool has a specific smell, it begins to foam and changes color (turns green), then you should consult a pediatrician. Perhaps these are errors mom's diet or more serious illnesses.
2. If the child can’t relax for a long time, and often cries, then he probably has constipation (how to treat constipation?). It is best to deal with this problem with gentle methods - eating foods with a laxative effect, drinking plenty of mothers. As a last resort, allowed enema use. And taking medications only on the recommendation of a doctor.
3. Often a baby gives trouble to such a phenomenon like colic in infants, increased gas formation.This problem is also corrected with the help of food, tummy massage.
4. Diarrhea in an infant (See article on diarrhea)

Not recommended:

If the suspicions and anxiety of the mother were confirmed, and the child really showed abnormalities or infection, then do not do it:

• Wean the baby from the chest and switch to IV;
• Limit feeding time “by the hour”;
• To milk the baby with water or tea;
• Self-medicate.

So, in this article we tried to answer the question of how much the average monthly baby should be in enough detail. The main thing that mom needs to do is to carefully monitor his diet, if the child is on the basis of hepatitis B, and the amount of mixture given during artificial feeding. When changing the consistency of feces and the general condition of the baby, you should consult a pediatrician.

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Anna Sergeyevna Fedyaeva, a neonatologist, an employee of the Department of Pathology of Newborns and Premature Children in the Children's City Clinical Hospital No. 1 of Nizhny Novgorod, tells about the frequency of babies' stool and the dependence on the type of feeding.