In a message dated 1/23/0 11:05:41 PM, Mari writes:

<< I too expect at least 4 reasonable-sized poopies each day after the 3-5
day of life ...........>>

Mari,

can you estamate what you would consider "reasonable-sized"?

example of the concern here: new parents who say that their baby is having 4+
bms per day. upon closer questioning, if those "bms" are just smears on the
diaper there is most certainly a concern/problem.

we need to give new parents a guideline for what constitutes an acceptable bm
or an acceptable amount of bm /day, for a newborn in the early weeks.

also, Gail and Pat and Barbara, the Kathys, and others, i would love to hear
your opinion on this minimum acceptable quantity/volume per stool or per day
question.

Much TIA,

Debbie

Deborah Tobin
RN BSN IBCLC LCCE
Springfield, Virginia USA
In the suburbs outside the Washington DC beltway

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