how often does your child poop?

KKM · January 2009

Brady poops seriously like 5-6 times a day. His poor little butt is always red, and needless to say we have stocked up on the diaper rash cream. Is this normal, or does my kid just go a lot?!

anna7602 · January 2009

hmmm, sounds like a lot. For the last month or so, DD only goes 1-2 times a day. 2 is actually unusual now.

avz2azb · January 2009

Normally she poops about once a day. The last two days we have had issues and it has been 3-4 times a day. Her poor little butt is all red.

Mrs Manners · January 2009

Usually once per day. Is Brady breastfed or formula fed? You might also consider giving him a probiotic supplement. It helped a lot with ds's regularity.

carolina1178 · January 2009

for sure every other day but sometimes once a day

RobynandJason050706 · January 2009

have you just started solids like baby food or table food? With baby food it goes thru the system very quickly when our DS started or was on baby he would literally poop 5- 10 times a day no exaggeration. Once he started table foods at 8m like us it takes a while to work thru the digestive system so now he does his poop in the morning as soon as he wakes. We average 1 -2 times a day.

Amrice78 · January 2009

Not only are we secretly related, our babies must be calling each other as well. We never.ever.not.once went a whole day without at LEAST 2-3 poops. I can count on one hand how many times he's gone through the night without pooping.

Erin Mary Ackerman · January 2009

Within this last week we have gone from once every 4 or 5 days to everyday. I cannot imagine 5-6 times a day.

Once a day vexes me. 5-6 times per day would make me grouchy

Mandy06 · January 2009

DD usually went once a day. Since starting solids, she now goes 2-4 times a day.

Agrippa · January 2009

Once or twice a day

KKM · January 2009

Mrs Manners:
Usually once per day. Is Brady breastfed or formula fed? You might also consider giving him a probiotic supplement. It helped a lot with ds's regularity.

He is bf, but does get one formula bottle (I dont produce enough at night anymore for him). Maybe I will try the probiotic?

Mrs_Hogan225 · January 2009

Usually twice a day, sometimes just once though.

KKM · January 2009

Amrice78:
Not only are we secretly related, our babies must be calling each other as well. We never.ever.not.once went a whole day without at LEAST 2-3 poops. I can count on one hand how many times he's gone through the night without pooping.

Brady will wake up early in the morning, poop, then fall back to sleep. I have a very odd child.

MattsWifey<3 · January 2009

Usually about 3 times a day. Sometimes more. She's a really good pooper. lol.

Amrice78 · January 2009

KKM:
Amrice78:
Not only are we secretly related, our babies must be calling each other as well. We never.ever.not.once went a whole day without at LEAST 2-3 poops. I can count on one hand how many times he's gone through the night without pooping.

Brady will wake up early in the morning, poop, then fall back to sleep. I have a very odd child.

Michael does the exact same thing. He's up between 4-5 because he's got a dirty butt and then he goes back to sleep.

Mrs.N_2005 · January 2009

once a day

mikey&amie · January 2009

2-4 times per day.

IckyThump · January 2009

Before starting solids, it was about once every two days. Since starting solids, he's now up to 2-3 times a day.

Amrice78 · January 2009

FWIW - I did bring this up to my pedi and she didn't seems too concerned.

Temp174496125006552 · January 2009

2-3 times a day. Once in a while, he'll go 4 or 5 times...but that's rare. He's FF. But it was the same amount when he was getting BM too.

Maybe try putting some Vaseline on his bum after diaper changes? I've found that really helps when Ben gets red from going a lot.

SuperCuteBenz · January 2009

Once a day.

CFO · January 2009

Between 1-4 times a day. I think it depends on her BF/FF/Solids mix and how it hits her tum-tum.

johnsoar · January 2009

4-6 times/day. Her poor butt is red too. The pedi gave her iron since her level was low and she said she would probably poop less and I said good since she goes 5 times a day. She didn't seem concerned.

flygeah · January 2009

DS usually goes once a day, but lately he has been going twice and goes like clockwork. Always first thing in the morning and right before bed.

TheNewMrs.H · January 2009

DD usually just goes once a day - some days she'll go twice. 5-6 times seems like a lot to me.

mattnlinz03 · January 2009

1 time for sure. Some times he will go 2 times a day.

shannm · January 2009

If something goes in, something comes out. So he goes about 4-6 times a day. Pedi doesn't think it is a big deal.

CleoKitty · January 2009

Anywhere from 4-6 times a day on average but we've never had any issue with her bottom becoming red/sore/irritated. Her frequent poops don't seem to bother her at all.?

FWIW, my older ds was also a frequent pooper. Even now at 4 y/o he still is a very faithful 3 times a day pooping kid, LOL. I've always just assumed it's because they both eat lots of fruit, veggies, beans and other sources of fiber. ?

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Jays-n-Shane · January 2009

she's been going once a day for a while now, except when she's teething, then all bets are off...

hyprgrl777 · January 2009

DS usually goes about 3-5 times a day.

Krissi~n~Justin · January 2009

when she just had formula and b/m it was only once every other to two days. Now that she gets 'food' it's usually about twice a day, more if prunes were on the menu!