Hi all,

I am a peer counselor and had two moms back to back with a similar issue this morning.  Both reported a lack of regular bowel movement in less-than-10-day-old newborns.  One baby wasn't having a daily bowel movement, and the other was having 1-2 blow out diapers a day.  Neither baby is back to birth weight yet but they are close.  

Are frequency of bowel movements always an indicator of adequate milk transfer?  Can a breastfed baby be "constipated" for lack of a better term and be healthy?  

With both babies, I have the "ding ding ding" going off in the back of my head saying that I am missing a piece of the puzzle.  

Thank you for your help!  
Lisa Paul

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