A member asked:
What is normal baby poop?
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Dr. Laura Webbanswered
Pediatrics 14 years experience
Varies with age/food: The first couple days the poop is thick, dark and tarry. On day 3-5 of life poops generally change to yellow and seedy- this happens as your milk comes in. Poops will stay a liquid consistency until you introduce solids foods sometime between 4-6 months. Colors may range from brown to green to yellow. If your baby's poops are ever red, black or white call your pediatrician.
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Yellowish, very soft: Babies older than a week should have yellowish poops with the thickness of mustard or thick spaghetti sauce. Breastfeeding babies can have even looser poops. Formula-fed babies have firmer poops, but poop that holds shape would be too firm for the first 3-4 months of life. Poop gets darker, with brown/green colors blended in, and also gets firmer, as a baby gets older.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
My 2weeks baby hasnt poop.Is it normal?
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Dr. Albert Pizzoanswered
Family Medicine 61 years experience
Poop in 2 wk old: Sometimes this happens for a short time. Are you breast feeding? If poop does not come soon, then call your pediatrician to report this.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
My 7weeks baby poop is grey, is it normal?
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Dr. Jay Parkanswered
Pediatrics 51 years experience
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