How should baby's stools be?

Babies one of the main functions that make part of sleeping and eating is to defecate. Their frequency varies a lot depending on each baby. Some make several defecations a day that can be up to four. On the other hand there are some who do it once every three days, there is no standard. It is quite likely that older babies will have a bowel movement every day or even every two days. This is not a problem as much as we think that it is normal to make more than two a day. While the deposition is soft there is no need to worry. It will also depend a lot on whether you are given breast milk or formula. Look at the following article to know how the baby's stools should be.

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The first thing to keep in mind is that each baby makes different- looking bowel movements. But usually they have to be soft although sometimes it can look like they have seeds or even that they are liquid.

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The color of the stools can be brown, yellow or even green . It is likely that the first days make them black due to a substance that is produced in the intestines of the baby when it is still in the gut.

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The smell is a characteristic that varies, it is normal that it smells bad. When you make the yellow stools will surely make a little smell and when it passes from breast milk to the formula is very likely to change the appearance, smell and frequency of composition.

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It is very important that you report everything to your doctor. You have to tell him if the stools are soft or hard. Brown, yellow, green, black, red, white ... Or even if your stools are stained with blood or if you look like it. He will inform you if everything is fine or if something should be done about it.