In a message dated 12/10/98 3:21:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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<< >We all have to remember that it is NORMAL for a breastfed infant of 6 wk-6
 >months to have infrequent bowel movements.

 How rapidly do you see the change take place?  I recently had a client
 whose baby shifted *abruptly* from multiple daily stools to one every few
 days.  Everything else was as before and the baby continued to thrive. But
 it was as if someone threw a switch. Is this common?
  >>
I have seen very rapid "switching" of the stool pattern in some infants.
Seems like they're stooling 6 times a day, then suddenly at about 6 weeks of
age they start stooling once every 6 days.

Linda L. Shaw MD FAAP