Sorry to disagree with some of our experts, but I really feel that
saying EVERYONE should move their bowels after every meal is in the same
category as saying every baby should go 3 hours between feeding or
everyone should sleep 8 hours every night.  I know adults who eat a
great variety of foods, but only stool every 2 or 3 days.  I have seen
many babies that go days between stools (after the first month) who seem
to have no distress when they do have a big one and have been healthy in
every way.
Human beings are not carbon copies of each other.  We each have our own
"normal" patterns of eating, sleeping, voiding, stooling etc. etc.  When
one is "outside the average" on a consistent basis, certainly it is a
good idea to check and see if there is a problem or if this is normal
for that person.  For example, when a baby consistently nurses less than
8 or more than 12-14 times in 24 hours, I like to check the latch, check
for effective milk transfer, etc. but if baby is thriving, then that is
most likely what's normal for THAT baby.  To state that no baby should
nurse less that 8 or more than 14 (or whatever number you may use) times
in a day completely ignores individual variation.  Same for patterns of
elimination.  When a baby is consistently out side the average ranges,
it's a good idea to distinguish between the baby who's doing so because
of a problem and the ones that "make a lie out of the norms" and are
thriving "doing their own thing".

Winnie

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