Hi Tania
The first 6 weeks of your baby’s life, it’s expected they will pass stools frequently, having a few stools every day. As the baby’s gut matures and your breastmilk matures too, stool frequency can change. Some babies will still pass 3-4 stools a day, and others can comfortably go 10 days without a stool. Some have even been known to go longer than this. There is no need to be giving medications to assist in bowel movements in small babies unless a doctor has diagnosed your baby with constipation and prescribed something. Remember, constipation is not a baby that doesn’t pass a stool daily. Constipation is small, hard pellet-like stools being passed. If your baby doesn’t pass a stool every day, but the stool is still soft when they do go, there is nothing to be concerned about, as long as weight gain continues too.
Stool frequency is highly variable.Some infants may have a stool with each feeding; whereas others have one stool every 7 – 8 days.If the stool is not hard and brittle, your baby is not constipated.
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Hi Tania
The first 6 weeks of your baby’s life, it’s expected they will pass stools frequently, having a few stools every day. As the baby’s gut matures and your breastmilk matures too, stool frequency can change. Some babies will still pass 3-4 stools a day, and others can comfortably go 10 days without a stool. Some have even been known to go longer than this. There is no need to be giving medications to assist in bowel movements in small babies unless a doctor has diagnosed your baby with constipation and prescribed something. Remember, constipation is not a baby that doesn’t pass a stool daily. Constipation is small, hard pellet-like stools being passed. If your baby doesn’t pass a stool every day, but the stool is still soft when they do go, there is nothing to be concerned about, as long as weight gain continues too.