Okay -- I thought I had this all down pat -- I use Kay Hoovers Diaper Diary  
frequently and assumed it was completely correct.  For a bfeeding class I  am 
teaching for a local hospital they say I cannot use because it is  incorrect
.  
In the notes they gave me to present it says, "3 substantive bowel movements 
each 24 hours from the first day of  life."  
 
Diaper Diary says Day1=1 poop, Day2=2 poops, Day 3=3  poops, Day 4 and on=4 
poops. 
 
 LLL Bfeeding Answer Book says "At least 3 to 4 bowel  movements the size of 
a US quarter (2.5cm) or larger (Shrago 1998) is a good  indicator that the 
baby younger than 6 weeks is receiving enough  claories. 
 
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding says, "For the first six weeks or so, a  
breastfed baby will usually have two to five bowel movements a  day."  
 
Spangler says in Breastfeeding-A Parents Guide- "Expect at  least 3 stools a 
day for the first 3 days and at least 4 stools a day  for the next 4 weeks."
 
So hey there,when I am teaching a group of  
wide-eyed-new-to-this-never-heard-this-before about to be parents -- what IS the  definitive answer here??  
They want the facts, ma'am, just the facts....  Thanks much, Ann
 
Ann  Conlon-Smith, IBCLC Triangle Lactation Consultants 
_www.trianglelactation.com_ (http://www.trianglelactation.com/) 


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