In a message dated 11/3/2004 10:27:25 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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If there's n ot enough intake and baby is stooling infrequently, then
yes, baby is not getting enough to eat. but there can be other issues
contributing to infrequent stooling.....gut dysbiosis, food
intolerances, food allergies, something else out of balance.
Dear Friends:
There can be many reasons that a baby isn't stooling according to an
expectation.
Remember about the normal variation in adults: some people poop a little
every time they use the toilet, others go once a week. I've seen a baby with
sufficient intake and weight gain (3/4 ounce per day) stool once weekly
(after he cleared his meconium).
If the baby is acting fine, and waking to ask to eat frequently, and
smiling, and peeing, and waking to look around and interact with mother, then
what can one do if the baby isn't stooling according to expectations? Babies
never pretend to be well to make their mothers feel good.
I have been told by pediatric practitioners that very smelly flatus (the
kind where mom rushes to the baby, ready to change that dirty diaper.....and
the diaper is clean) means that the poop will come. I have seen this
clinically also.
The key is teaching that there are many components of a healthy newborn,
stooling is but one part of a whole picture.
warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
Maternal-Child Adjunct Faculty Union Institute and University
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human Lactation
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