Baby Poop Types and Meanings
In this article, I will perform a great public service I will give various baby poop types, their meanings, whether they are normal or not, and the diseases they can point to with their photos. Warning! Baby poop to see the photo of my stomach does not remove my spelling. Look, “We didn't know, we got a good stomach, but what an inscription! ”. The truth is, these are life friends. When we become parents, we clean that poop 8 times a day, if necessary, we examine the inside of the poop with our index finger, we also look for beads in the poop, ( I'm serious, see I called ), sometimes we smell our baby's poop, even after long-term constipation. When we poop, we even have a feast at home, right? It is not from us who did not do at least one of them
After these warnings, let's get into the poop. Some of the letters I received include questions about the infant excretion system. Just as we care about our baby's nutrition, the excretion which is an extension of nutrition is also a matter of interest. These are very natural parts of life, need to be discussed.
When it comes to baby poop, diarrhea, constipation, as well as the usual issues that concern families, there are different types of poop. In fact, the little babies have a little bit of poop than the adult poop. Families who face an unexpected situation are panicking. I consider these questions quite normal. When such a question reaches me, if the message is not detailed enough, I ask a few questions to understand the situation and try to understand the baby's feeding and excretion habits. I want them to send me photos of the wadded cloth if necessary.
I absolutely do not disgust to see the diapers in the poo. There are two reasons for this: First, babies are very innocent beings. I want all babies to grow up with health. I'm happy that I can help them and their families, albeit to some extent. Secondly, I had similar issues with my own son Can. For example, he did not poop for a few days, we had a mucus poop, diarrhea. Especially once we saw a bloody poop that scared us the most. So I understand the feelings of the families very well.
The poop is still a taboo. Most people don't like to see it. When you search on the internet for baby poop, you can either come out in cartoon-style drawings or make polite narratives such as “humus, mash olur. However, when a child is really sick, he wants to get real information instead of polite definitions. The most helpful information for families is that they contain real photographs bence At least until they go to a doctor, they give families an idea. In this article, I will discuss the types and meanings of poo commonly seen in small babies with real photographs. Of course, I would like to remind you that you should consult your doctor if your baby's poo is something that you think of.
Baby Poop Types and Meanings
1- Meconium and Black Poop
Your baby's first poo is called meconium. The color of meconium containing bilirubin is between dark green and black. Its consistency is solid and lightly sticky, just like the motor oil used in cars. The amniotic fluid that your baby grows in consists of mucus, dead skin cells. It is not very fragrant. Meconium observed in the diaper is completely normal. Within two to four days, the color of the baby begins to lighten according to the feeding type (breast milk or continuation milk).
If your baby is older than 3-4 days, that is, if you have already thrown out meconium and started the normal baby poop I gave below in Articles 2 and 3 and the color of the poop turns dark green or black, consult your doctor urgently.
I meconium
2- Breastfed Baby
Breastfed babies are light yellow (mustard) in color and liquid in consistency. Small yellowish particles can sometimes be seen in the poo. These are completely normal and indicate the fat of mother's milk which cannot be digested by the baby. Babies who only feed on breast milk do not smell bad, but have a slightly sour and sweet smell. If the baby's poop is bright green, the mother may be taking too much forearm.
Lactose-rich, low-calorie, low-fat milk forearm (foremilk) from the first moment of breastfeeding
The milk that follows the forearm is high-fat and high in saturation.
Breastfed Baby Poop
3- Baby Feeding with Formula (Formula)
Infants fed with continuation milk (formula) are more rigid than infants fed with breast milk. Its color is slightly darker and its consistency is close to humus. The smell of infants who are fed with continuum milk is slightly closer to the smell of normal poop.
Continue Milk-fed (formula) baby poop
4- Solid Food
When babies move to solid food, the color and consistency of their poop becomes darker. The color slowly changes from greenish brown to brown. However, even if solid food is passed, the consistency of the baby is relatively fluid and viscous as compared to adult poop as long as the baby's feed consists of breast milk or continuum milk. As the variety of solid foods and the weight of the baby increases, the smell of poop approaches the smell of poop that we know and begins to harden.
Solid food baby poop
5- Undigested Food
Sometimes you can see orange or green pieces in the baby poop. Then you should first think about what food you have given your baby for the last few meals. Especially in the early days of the transition to solid food , the baby's digestive system is not ready for some foods. When these foods are not digested, they appear as non-digestible particles in the poo. In this case, it is better to postpone the food for a while and continue with the food it can digest. During the transition to solid food, it is necessary to introduce new foods to your baby one at a time and wait at least 1 week to see if the baby's body can tolerate it or not, and if there is an allergic reaction.
Baby poop with undigested food
6- Constipation
Only breast-fed infants have very little constipation. Constipation is more common in infants fed continuation milk or solid food. In addition, babies who are not allergic to certain substances in the composition of breastmilk and soy protein in continuation milk, who do not take enough fluids during the day, may be constipated. If your baby's poo is solid and ball-like, he's constipated. If you feed your baby with both breast milk and follow-up milk, you can concentrate only on breast milk for a while to resolve constipation.
If constipation is caused by a solid food that has just begun, your baby's digestive system is not yet ready for it. You must postpone the purchase of that food. Consult your doctor if your baby makes 2-3 strokes in a row or cannot come out at all. Occasionally, babies who are constipated try to pull their poop out, but their butt is cracked, and a little bright / light blood may appear on the poop. If there is blood in the baby's poo, first check for a crack in the butt. If plenty of blood and / or dark blood comes with the poop, consult a physician.
Constipated baby poop
7- Diarrhea
Diarrhea may occur if your baby makes very watery poops with no particles in them, and if the poops are carried through the diapers. Diarrhea poops can be yellow, green or brown. Diarrhea can have many causes such as rotavirus, food allergy, cold, antibiotic use, food poisoning. In addition to diarrhea, there may be symptoms such as vomiting and fever. Especially if your baby's skin and lips are dry with diarrhea, sluggish, tears do not come out when you cry, your hands and feet are colorless, pee less than before, and if the pee color is dark, vomiting and fever lasts more than 24 hours, the stomach does not want to eat, and the doctor began to swell. . Continuous diarrhea is a condition that should be solved in infants. Therefore consult a doctor.
Diarrhea baby poop
8- Green Poop
Infants receiving iron supplementation may have a dark green poop. In addition, foods such as spinach and pea puree can turn baby's poop green in newborns who are new to solid food. If you are not supplementing your baby with iron, if you haven't recently switched to solid green food, or if your baby has already passed the meconium period (the first few days of the newborn) and the poo is dark green or black, consult a doctor.
Iron
Baby poop with excess iron
9- Mucus
Mucus poop may be caused by excessive breast milk ( excess milk intake), excess baby drooling and swallowing, or different food allergies. If the mucus poop lasts more than 2 days, you should consult your doctor.
Mucus Baby Diaper
10- Blood
Sometimes the inability to digest foods like tomatoes can create red-like redness in the poop and stir up families. Therefore, first make sure that the red substance is blood. Blood in the diaper is usually seen when:
Normal infant poop, which contains small amounts of blood, usually refers to excess breast milk or milk protein allergy.
Blood in the diaper may be due to a crack in the baby's butt hole if there is a trace amount of cancer that comes with constipation.
Diarrhea can be a bacterial infection if there is blood with the poop.
However, a large amount and especially dark blood is a condition that should be consulted with a doctor. May be caused by serious disorders of the digestive system.
Blood in the diaper
11- White
White Baby Poop
White poop can be caused by liver and gallbladder problems. Your baby's poo gets its brown color from the bile produced in the liver and stored in the gallbladder. During digestion, this fluid is secreted into the small intestines and helps digestion. If your baby's liver does not produce edema or if it cannot reach the small intestine due to a blockage, the baby's poo will be white. In case of white poop, consult doctor immediately.
Poop Problems You Need to Consult a Doctor
If your baby is not a newborn (if the first 3-4 days have passed), does not take iron supplements, but still has a dark green or black poo
If abundant and / or dark blood comes with the poo
If your baby is pooping in white
If your baby does not have diarrhea
If your baby does not resolve constipation, consult a doctor.
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