After the baby is born, both parents know to observe the baby's bowel movements in daily life in order to timely understand the baby's health condition. But many parents lack experience and do not know how to improve their baby's bowel movements. So, how is a baby's stool considered normal?
The color of the baby's stool varies slightly at different stages. Firstly, in newborns, within 12 hours after birth, their stool appears dark green or black, with a relatively viscous state and no unpleasant odor. Because during this period, the baby needs to completely eliminate the stool from the mother's womb, there is no need for parents to worry too much about this situation. After the baby slowly excretes the stool, the stool will gradually return to normal color.
Secondly, after two to three days of birth, the fetus can basically be completely emptied. At this time, if the baby has stool again, then the normal color should be golden yellow, the texture is fine, soft, there is no foam, no hard lumps, no watery stool, or milk flap and other conditions.
Of course, the frequency of a baby's bowel movements is not fixed. Usually, it ranges from two to three to seven times a day, and the specific situation needs to be analyzed according to different babies. As long as the baby does not experience diarrhea, their diet is normal, and their mental state is good, it is normal. Sometimes having more bowel movements is also a normal phenomenon, so parents don't have to worry too much.
