Find out more
about newborn bowel movements and what's normal poop for both breastfed and formula - fed babies.
Not exact matches
Tell your doctor if you have any concerns
about your
newborn's
bowel movements.
Most of the new mothers are worried
about the
bowel movements of their
newborn babies.
Newborns tend to have wet diapers
about every 1 to 3 hours over a 24 hour period and they have
bowel movements and random times during the day.
An average
newborn will have
about six or more wet diapers each day and three or four
bowel movements per day, according to HealthyChildren.org, a website of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
After baby's first week, a
newborn should have at least 5 - 7 wet nappies a day with
about 3 - 4 dirty nappies (this can change also with time with formula fed babies having fewer
bowel movements than the breastfed babies).
Healthy, well fed
newborn babies pass
about three to four
bowel movements per day in the first couple of weeks, and they wet
about five to six diapers per day.
And don't hesitate to call with any questions
about bowel movements, especially when you have a
newborn.