In a message dated 1/25/0 12:05:35 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:

<< Dr Jack also has a sheet  "Is my baby getting enough milk ?"
Number 4  revised Jan 2000.  He says :  "After the first 3-4 days
the baby should have increasing bowel movements so that by the
end of the first week he should be passing at least 2-3 SUBSTANTIAL
yellow stools each day." >>

Ruth,

thank you,  a good guideline. now i need Jack's estimate of what
*substantial* equals in a volume or amount.

Debbie

Deborah Tobin
RN BSN IBCLC LCCE
Springfield, Virginia USA
In the suburbs outside the Washington DC beltway

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