Too many poopy diapers?

meeje

My daughter is almost 3 weeks old and she rarely has just a wet diaper. Usually every time we change her it's wet+ BM. Which is several times a day. I am breastfeeding her and pumping with bottle feeding. Just wondering if this is normal. Seems like a lot of poopy diapers.

Bigboobsmcgee

According to KellyMom.com:

Dirty diapers: Expect 3-4+ stools daily that are the size of a US quarter (2.5 cm) or larger. Some babies stool every time they nurse, or even more often–this is normal, too. The normal stool of a breastfed baby is yellow and loose (soft to runny) and may be seedy or curdy. After 4 – 6 weeks, some babies stool less frequently, with stools as infrequent as one every 7-10 days. As long as baby is gaining well, this is normal.

Call your Pedi if you are concerned though.

meeje

Thanks! This is helpful.

delujm0

DD pooped in every dirty diaper early on as well.  Somewhere around 8-10 weeks (I don't remember exactly) we started to see more diapers that were just wet without stool.  She still probably poops at least 4-5 times a day (14 weeks), but we frequently see diapers that are just wet as well, especially overnight and mid-day.

roo1oo

Like PP said its normal to have a BM every time she eats. This may continue for quite awhile. My son was having several poopy diapers a day until we started solids. And even now, he may poop 3-4 times a day.

massey25

Same here, poops like a little man. What had my mind blown was the constant pooping WHILE eating. My pediatrician had to giggle when she told me boob-milk babies tend to do that for awhile. He's 10weeks old tomorrow and now most are post-meal, but I still giggle like the child I am whenever he does it while eating.

NurseRieger

When the milk comes in its transitional milk for a month which still has a lot of colostrum. Colostrum has a laxative effect so a BF baby will have more poops the 1st month. My Lil guy is 5 weeks and I just started changing pee-only diapers yesterday.

kazmierczak0314

Until about 3 weeks old my son had a BM with every diaper change. Now he is 4 weeks and has about 4 a day.