No, you can not really count on the bowel movements when mom is 
supplementing with formula. The new formulas with lipils make the baby 
poop a lot the first few weeks. Then the BMs tend to get less with this 
formula. I have seen even 1-2 small bottles of formula per day make lots 
of poop so everyone thinks baby is nursing well. But when you weigh the 
baby, the weight is bad, and when you do test weights the intake is poor.

The newer formulas and how much formula is given in the hospital is a 
huge problem and we can no longer count BMs with such massive 
supplementation as we see.

If mom is only supplementing with expressed breast milk, you can still 
count the BMs but of course, you can't judge the nursing by the BMs with 
any kind of supplementation.

Kathy Eng, BSW, IBCLC

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