Something not taken into amount when new parents are doing dirty diaper
counts is the *amount* of  poop that 'counts' as a full elimination.  There
is a big difference between a scant teaspoon full of poop and a dirty diaper
that 'explodes' and leaks up to the shoulderblades.  I'm training myself to
ask about the diaper explosions in babies at risk for poor weight gain.  If I
hear about  the dirty diapers  requiring a complete change of clothes and
sometimes a bath, I'm much more reassured  than by a parent who simply
assures me of the "number" of  poops.

Karen Kavesh in Philadelphia

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