A member asked:

How quickly does breastmilk act as a laxative to a newborn of nearly 4 weeks? or did me rubbing his belly help him excrete stools?

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Dr. Maya Vazirani answered

Specializes in Neonatology

Neither: breast feeding acts as a reflex enterogastric that stimulates bowel and intestinal motility breast milk has lactose and a smaller granule of casein so the stools are lose and seedy

Answered 11/17/2016

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