The digestive system of infants is more fragile than that of adults, so although their diet is very monotonous, they often experience digestive problems. So how to check if a baby's digestive system is healthy? The editor thinks that the health of a baby's digestive system is mainly observed through defecation. Is it normal for a baby to defecate five times a day?
Newborns do not have a strong stomach and usually start to defecate quickly after eating milk. The frequency of bowel movements per day is related to the frequency of breastfeeding. Breastfeeded babies tend to breastfeed more frequently, so they also tend to defecate more frequently. For babies who have not yet started to pack their stomachs, pulling five times a day is normal.
Babies usually start to build up their stomachs from four to six months old, defecating once or twice a day. If a baby has already started to build up their stomachs, pulling five times a day is a bit too much.
Babies are prone to diarrhea during the transition period, mainly due to gastrointestinal discomfort with formula milk. It usually takes about a week to recover to normal. If the frequency of bowel movements does not decrease, it is necessary to promptly replace the baby with other brands of milk powder.
Adding complementary foods too early or too much can also increase the frequency of bowel movements in babies. Under normal circumstances, babies should add complementary foods after six months, and the amount of complementary foods should gradually increase from small to large. The type of complementary food should first give the baby liquid food such as eggs and millet Congee, and then add meat complementary food after one year old.
