Defecation pattern in infants is always changing. So how can you know that the pattern of bowel movements your baby is still relatively normal?
Dispose defecation Pattern Babies In general.
For newborns, normally he would defecate up to 4 times per day. This will last until he was 7 days. For 2-year-olds, including normal if he could defecate 1-2 times per day. 4-year-olds have the same pattern with his adults – 1 times every day.
Well, because not every child has the exact same pattern, it is usually an infant or child shall be deemed to suffer from constipation, if he does not defecate up to 2 weeks or more.
Therefore, you need not worry if you see your baby seems to struggle hard, sometimes even until the red when in the act, but sometimes watery and not hard. He’s still learning! You also have to remember … your baby do defecate while lying you know, not like an adult … Thus, such reactions are still relatively normal.
The situation is grave danger anytime Being?
If you find that your baby has a condition like this, so check with your doctor immediately:
- Faeces / stools hard
- Fever
- There is blood in the stools
- Difficult weight rises
- Failed to defecate for the first time in 24 hours after birth
Infants in the exclusive breastfeeding period.
If your baby is still in a period of exclusive breast-aka not getting milk intake but it is still classified as normal, if he did not defecate up to 1 week. Sometimes even after 1 week of faeces was not hard.
This is caused by the milk that is very easily digested by your baby’s body and it also means that most of the milk can be absorbed well by the body.