https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 07:28:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-poop#post-2916282 Mon, 08 Jun 2020 14:54:35 +0000 nwm 2916282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>this was an issue with both my second and my third. even though i had experienced it once before i still got concerned when it happened with my third because it's so uniform that they tell you at least one poop a day! but my pediatrician wasn't concerned at all and they started pooping more regularly after a while (there were definitely a few lengthy periods of no poops before they normalized). i would not worry as long as you are getting plenty of pees. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-poop#post-2916269 Mon, 08 Jun 2020 08:39:43 +0000 Mrs. Marshmallow 2916269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Clementine12: thanks for checking in!</p> <p>Our midwife suggested we increase feedings and avoid soother as much as possible for non nutritive sucking and he pooped later that night (at 9 days old)</p> <p>He’s 11 days today and had 2 poops yesterday so we are moving in the right direction now ☺️ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-poop#post-2916259 Sun, 07 Jun 2020 23:04:30 +0000 Clementine12 2916259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Marshmallow: congrats on the newest sweet baby! How is it going?</p> <p>My younger DD had us worried with a lack of pees and poops in the early days. My milk took time coming in so we were triple feeding but baby spit up milk since her stomach was so small.</p> <p>Our docs cared about wet diapers, not dirty diapers. I heard a lot of breast milk being a perfect food and might not create much poop. Our story came to a head after a day of triple feeding and supplementing w/ no diapers when we went to the hospital under docs advice - only to check the diaper when we got there and finally see what we needed to see. </p> <p>Days are long, years are short (yadda yadda) - I hope your baby has started cooperating and things are smooth sailing for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-poop#post-2916227 Sat, 06 Jun 2020 17:38:42 +0000 Kemma 2916227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My middle child stopped with the frequent stooling once he’d transitioned to the curdy breastmilk poo and it was just his normal until he was well established on solids. In his case he we piling on weight, having plenty of wet nappies and he was very content and well. The only downside was that his farts smelt like death and when he did finally go it was a poonami! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-poop#post-2916220 Sat, 06 Jun 2020 10:39:54 +0000 Mrs. Marshmallow 2916220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caitcat: that’s a great reminder to just let it go and soak it in. </p> <p>I spoke more detailed with my midwife today. She suggested increasing feeds and offering breast more to create excess to ease my worries and avoid pacifier for 24 hrs as much as possible (toddler loves to offer as a helper) to stop the burning of those calories. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-poop#post-2916216 Sat, 06 Jun 2020 06:12:25 +0000 meadow 2916216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember reading that breast milk is really efficient and so its possible to have less "waste" so maybe he is just using it all up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-poop#post-2916215 Sat, 06 Jun 2020 05:57:23 +0000 caitcat 2916215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first baby hardly pooped at all in her first few weeks - it felt like it went against everything I found in baby books or on the internet at the time (and I called the pediatrician about it more than I'd like to admit!)...but they reassured me each time that if she seemed comfortable, was peeing regularly and eating well, we were okay even if she only pooped once-ish a week (or even a less often than that, though I don't remember the particulars). My memories of her first few weeks definitely revolve around waiting for her to poop though...looking back, I wish I'd been able to see it as one of those things that can just look different from baby to baby, but it was hard to push the worry aside in the moment. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-poop#post-2916212 Fri, 05 Jun 2020 19:50:18 +0000 Mrs. Marshmallow 2916212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSRS: thank you that’s so helpful!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-poop#post-2916211 Fri, 05 Jun 2020 19:09:15 +0000 MrsSRS 2916211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This might be soothing-the comments which mention longer times, not the post itself.</p> <p><a href="https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-day-old-and-no-poop-for-16-hours" rel="nofollow">https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-day-old-and-no-poop-for-16-hours</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-poop#post-2916210 Fri, 05 Jun 2020 18:56:31 +0000 Mrs. Marshmallow 2916210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is 8 days old and we are on a different poop journey. </p> <p>Currently EBF and eating well and peeing regularly. My milk came in 3-4 day pp. </p> <p>He hasn’t pooped since Sunday. He has only had five poops his whole life and one transitioned from meconium. </p> <p>My midwife isn’t concerned... but I can’t find anything on google about this or anyone else that experienced this. Every day it’s like “okay, today!!” and yet still nothing. </p> <p>Has this happened with anyone? I’m looking ease my postpartum hormones that are just tired of focusing and anticipating poop for five days now out of his short 8 days earthside. </p>