Baby's egg-shaped stool

If there is something wrong with the baby's body, it will be directly reflected in the stool, so mothers should observe the baby's stool every day so that they can discover the baby's physical condition as early as possible. Some babies have egg-shaped stools. When this problem occurs, mothers should first observe whether there is any problem with the food the baby eats. Then, they can appropriately reduce the number of times the baby eats. Let’s learn about the specific solution.

1. What to do if your breastfed baby has egg-shaped stools

1. Use food therapy for treatment, such as diluted milk, scorched rice soup, yogurt, fish protein powder, carrot soup and applesauce. (Apples have fine fibers, little irritation to the stomach and intestines, and are low in calories and fat. Carrots are low in fat. Both contain pectin, which helps stool coagulation and absorbs bacteria and toxins.

2. For babies who are breastfed, reduce the amount of milk, shorten the feeding time, and extend the interval between two feedings. The mother should eat less high-fat foods and drink a large glass of water before supplementary milk to dilute the breast milk.

3. Allergic to protein in milk. Stop drinking the baby immediately, try to breastfeed, or feed soy milk powder or rice paste, and add weaning food in time.

4. Artificial feeding: Reduce the amount of prepared milk by 1/2, dilute the milk, follow a gradual approach, it is advisable to drink light food, try to feed the baby as much as possible, and feed according to the baby's recovery. (Severe cases require half a month or even a month of recovery time)

5. Diet therapy assistance. For example, carrot puree: preparation method: wash, steam or boil, and mash into puree. Feed the child with 50-100 grams per day, divided into several times. Characteristics and nutritional functions: Carrots are sweet and mild in nature, and can strengthen the spleen and aid digestion. They contain carotene, vitamin B, fat, and sugars, including a large amount of pectin, which has astringent and adsorption effects. Note: It can be used for diarrhea, inhibit intestinal motility, and is especially suitable for diarrhea caused by indigestion and milk and food.

2. Normal color of stool for breastfed babies

The normal color of a breastfed baby's stool is golden yellow. To judge the baby's health condition, mothers can find clues from the small details of the baby's stool. You can tell your baby's health status by the color of his poop.

The color of your baby's stool will change after drinking milk. One or two days after birth, when the baby is able to feed normally and the meconium has been excreted, the stool will become brown-green and soft, and then become yellow or golden. Most of them are uniform paste, or contain a few fecal particles, or are thinner, green, odorless, and acidic (pH 4.7-5.1). The baby has 2-4 bowel movements per day. Generally, the frequency decreases after adding complementary food, and decreases to 2 times/day after 1 year old.

The frequency of bowel movements in breastfed babies is very flexible, and some mothers may even be frightened by the increase in bowel movement frequency. Generally speaking, the number of bowel movements is higher in the neonatal period, 2-5 times a day. Breastfed newborns may even defecate 7-8 times a day. Parents do not need to worry, as this is called physiological diarrhea, which is a normal phenomenon. When the baby grows to a certain age, this diarrhea will disappear automatically. As the child grows older, the frequency of bowel movements will gradually decrease. For children aged 2-3 months, the frequency of bowel movements will be reduced to 1-2 times a day.