How often does your baby poop?

FarmvilleLover · April 2012

Mine consistently goes every other day or 2 days in between poops.

Also, do they strain a lot? Mine does. I'm wondering if it's a formula issue and if we need to possibly switch it.

Is your baby FF or BF, also?

SoonToBeMsP · April 2012

DD is BF and goes 3-6 times a day. They've gotten a lot smaller in general (about 2-3x the size of a quarter), but it's still pretty often.

DD will grunt and go "eeeeEEEHHH", but doesn't really strain. From the time she starts grunting to the poop it's only 30-90 seconds.

PS- your DS is SO handsome!

mrs_kelly1014 · April 2012

DD is EBF and she has one huuuuuge poop every day. She doesn't really strain, but I can tell she's doing it just by the look on her face.

FarmvilleLover · April 2012

Thanks MrsP - your DD has such a sweet face!

So, I have heard that formula babies go less than BF babies. I just don't know if this infrequently is an issue. I know if I email my dr she'll say "every baby is different" yadda yadda but I just wanted to compare on here with the other January mamas.

PsyDr04 · April 2012

DS is BF and usually poops every day, but sometimes skips a day. He doesn't really strain while he's pooping that I've noticed, but does before he goes. He also has A LOT of gas, so grunts often during the day trying to pass it.

raefre · April 2012

DS poops once a day normally, with the occasional twice daily poop. He gets about 6 bottles of formula and 2 bottles of breastmilk. He never strains and his poop is consistently mushy.

SoonToBeMsP · April 2012

Wow. This post is really proving that every baby is different. And lucky me- I've got the uber-pooper

Jess084 · April 2012

SoonToBeMsP:
Wow. This post is really proving that every baby is different. And lucky me- I've got the uber-pooper

You aren't alone! My little dude is a breastfed baby and he poops multiple times per day. I would say at least 4 times per day and usually one or two are pretty large.

kiwiadiremWed231308 · April 2012

We are 90% formula 10% breast. DS goes every 3-4 days. He does grunt but poop is not hard so doc said no worries. He said it can be tough pooping lying down. I hadn't really thought of it that way.

megaloo27 · April 2012

She poops every 23 days, lol. But we of course are an anomaly.

Lhand11 · April 2012

I BF with one formula a day. He poops 2-3 big ones a day and then little sharts throughout the day. I see Megaloo didn't respond to this post! Lol!

MrsAMB07 · April 2012

DD is breast fed. She goes at least 3-6 times a day with at least 1 being a blowout they're so big. . She doesn't strain but makes a poopface.

ames243567 · April 2012

Once a day is our normal. The day after her 2 month shots she went three times.

talitha712 · April 2012

DD is FF and she usually poops once every other day. Sometimes she'll poop two days in a row and sometimes (like today) she poops on the third day, but on overage it's every other day.

bobbi5342 · April 2012

My baby is BF and poops about once a week.

Jessiree · April 2012

My DD is EBF and has an unusual pattern: she poops only once or twice for two days, then on the third day poops a TON, like six or seven times, then repeats. She really pushes when she poops, but she is very gassy so I am assuming the gas has a lot to do with it.

beccajanedowning · April 2012

megaloo27:
She poops every 23 days, lol. But we of course are an anomaly.

This made me snort my oatmeal out my nose. I needed a laugh! Thank you Megan!

Ro goes at least three big explosive ones a day. She's BF and they are messy! The drool from teething isn't helping the situation...

michelle_1221 · April 2012

DD is EBF. She poops 3x per day. I noticed that at 6 weeks, when she began meds for reflux, that she now grunts. I'm not sure if it's the medicine or what. I also suspect she may have done milk sensitivity because she does have some mucus in her poo (not sure if that causes grunting).

bhead81 · April 2012

DS is FF and usually will poop 1x daily. Occassionally we will get 2 in a day but on overage it is once a day.

RN4Babies81 · April 2012

bobbi5342:
My baby is BF and poops about once a week.

This is us too

kasey9kahne · April 2012

My DH was doing this and the pedi changed her formula to Enfamil Nutramigen and added 1 ml of Malox at each feeding. Now she poops all the time.

kaybe24 · April 2012

We just switched from Similac Sensitive to Gerber because he was straining a lot and had hard or clay like poops. This was day 3 of the Gerber and he pooped 4 times today without straining.

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