![]() Baby Poop Warning SignsĬall your baby’s doctor right away if you notice any of these warning signs in his or her stools: 8. Though this does not pose a threat to your baby, it’s a good idea to check with a doctor to make sure the blood is not a symptom of something more serious. Oftentimes, if your baby’s poop has little specks of black blood in it, it means a baby has digested blood while breastfeeding on his or her mother’s cracked and bleeding nipples. Orange, Yellow and Brown Baby Poopīaby poop that is orange, yellow or brown in color is completely normal in breastfed and bottle fed babies. Green baby poop can also occur at 4 to 6 months when you introduce solid, green foods, such as pureed peas, spinach and beans, into your baby’s diet. Green Baby Poopīabies that are given an iron-supplement will often have green baby poop. Usually, a different shade just means there is more or less of a pigment picked up during the digestive process. Baby Poop By Colorĭon’t fear! Changes in baby poop color are normal. ![]() This can cause chunks of food to appear in your baby’s poop or for it to have a surprising color. Not all food is completely digestible and some foods travel so quickly through the intestines that they don’t break down completely. Formula-fed babies also pass fewer, but bigger and more odorous stools than breastfed babies. Healthy formula fed baby poop is typically a shade of yellow or brown with a pasty consistency that is peanut butter like. Healthy breastfed stools will smell sweet (unlike regular bowel-movement odor). It is typically seedy and pasty in texture and may be runny enough to resemble diarrhea. Breastfed Baby Poopīreastfed baby poop is considered normal when it’s a mustard yellow, green or brown color. Two to four days after birth, you should notice “transitional stools” that tend to be green and less tacky than meconium. This is called meconium and is made up of amniotic fluid, mucus, skin cells and other things ingested into the utero. Newborns have a greenish-black, tarry, sticky poop that resembles motor oil. Your baby’s poop will look drastically different during his or her first few days after birth. ![]() The scope of baby poop types considered “normal” depend on your baby’s age and feeding method.
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