Hello ladies, I have an interesting problem. Why would a dr. not be concerned that an infant isn't stooling? Baby is 12 days old and rarely poops. Last stool was on Wed the 17th (day 8) and was a lighter brown. Stools have never gotten lighter in color and have never been frequent or copious. Wet diapers throughout the day. I keep asking about stools and mother reports the dr. said not to worry if the baby's belly isn't hard and baby isn't spitting up alot. Quite a bit of our communication is via text which I know is less than ideal. I have seen baby 3 times and baby appears healthy, has what appear to be good feedings with obvious milk intake. Baby is satisfied after a feeding for 1.5 to 2 hours and has periods of being very alert. Mother reports that she thinks the baby is going through a growth spurt this past weekend. We are meeting tomorrow for a follow up. I've been asking about stools since she came home from the hospital on day 3. This mother is going to think that I'm obsessed with poop! She has asked 2 mds in the same practice and neither are concerned. Any insight would be greatly welcomed. Forgot the weight gain - on day 10 baby was 3 oz under birth weight. Allison Laverty Montag IBCLC Green Lake, WI USA -- "Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we often might win, by fearing to attempt." William Shakespeare Measure for Measure *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome