For first time momshies

Color of baby poop BLACK Seen in breastfed and formula-fed newborns. This is normal in the first few days of life. May not be normal if it comes back later in infancy. MUSTARD YELLOW Seen in breastfed babies. This is normal. BRIGHT YELLOW Seen in breastfed babies. If it’s overly runny, it could be a sign of diarrhea. ORANGE Seen in breastfed and formula-fed babies . This is normal. RED Seen in babies on any diet; may be caused by introducing red solids or could indicate something else. If you haven’t recently introduced red foods to your baby, call your pediatrician. If they’ve eaten a red solid, see if the color returns to normal when they pass the next stool. If not, call your pediatrician. GREENISH TAN Seen in formula-fed babies This is normal. DARK GREEN Seen in babies eating green-colored solids or taking iron supplements. This is normal. WHITE Seen in babies on any diet and may indicate a problem with the liver. Call your pediatrician. GRAY Seen in babies on any diet and is a sign of a digestion issue. Call your pediatrician. Note: A newborn’s first stool is likely to be black with a tar-like consistency. This is called meconium, and it contains mucus, skin cells, and amniotic fluid. Black stool shouldn’t last more than a couple of days. HOW OFTEN DO BABIES POOP? If your baby doesn’t pass stool every day, this doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a problem. A newborn can have few bowel movements early on. If you’re breastfeeding, then your baby may only poop once a week when they get to the three- to six-week mark. If your baby is formula-fed, then you should see bowel movements occurring at least once a day. Anything less than this could indicate constipation, though some formula-fed babies don’t poop every day, either. Your baby will likely have a daily bowel movement once they’re on solids. Pooping more than once after each feeding at any stage could indicate diarrhea. Know that changes in color, and even consistency, are normal during your baby’s first year of life. But it’s also important to monitor these changes in case you need to call your pediatrician. :)