Breastfeeders....code brown question
Nita2603
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I have a question....so I know that breastfed babies poop a lot. Since Alastair was formula fed from day 5, we had constipation issues and I am not familiar. Aidan, however, is on breastmilk and has not stopped pooping since he was born. I can barely change him often enough. His little bum is pretty raw - I never have him sit in it, but I guess when you poop more than five times a day (and he easily gets to 10), then you get irritated down there.
My question now is...when does that get better? When does that little digestive system slow down a bit? And how the hell do you keep their little azzes happy? My usual is not cutting it....I have done baking soda, Vaseline, barrier cream.....He is still pretty red. Please tell me it's not much longer!
Re: Breastfeeders....code brown question
I remember those days! I remember they were supposed to have one poop for every day old they were (so 6 days = 6 poops) and my kid would cover that within the first few hours of the day!
If I recall correctly, you just have a bit longer. I think it slowed down after the 3 week growth spurt, when the feeding spaces out (just a little bit). BM is a laxative, so the more they eat, the more...well, you get it.
As for the raw ass, we didn't have an issue with that so I can't help too much. We used pampers sensitive swaddlers and pampers sensitive wipes, so I don't know if that was the key or not.
Both of my kids pooped like every time they peed for months. You get used to it though.
I would put vaseline or some sort of cream on his bottom to help with the redness.
Everybody is different, but my baby was a super pooper. DD went several times a day for the first few months and then down to twice a day by 6 months and now has her "morning constitutional" daily. Back then I preferred to wash her bottom to remove all residue instead of smearing it around with wipes. Triple paste works wonders and I used it when we had irritation, but would use aquaphor and/or Burts Bees cream for prevention.
Wishing you all the best with the feedings, I am sure your boys will benefit a lot once cold and flu season comes around!
DD pooped every single time she ate until somewhere between 1 and 2 months, when it slowed to 2 or 3 times a day. Hang in there and I hope you find something that works for Aidan!
You don't want to hear this....but for months. We had blow outs all the time...had nothing to do with the diaper..
She never got a raw toushy though. I just saw someone on my Facebook say the coconut oil for diaper rash was awesome and made all the raw spots go away.
I am pretty sure when DS was 3 weeks old that we had at least 12 poopy diapers a day.
It's yellow-seedy. From what I understand just how it should be. But I have wondered too.