Newborns poop more than 10 times a day

Since newborns mainly rely on breast milk or formula for nutrition, their bowel movement frequency is not fixed. However, if they defecate more than ten times a day, it means that there is a problem with the baby's digestive function. Parents need to check the mother's diet and the ingredients of the milk powder. If there is no abnormality, they need to take the baby to the doctor immediately to avoid health problems caused by digestion.

1. Reasons why newborns poop more than 10 times a day

The baby has poor digestion. It was abnormal that he defecated once every two days in the past two days because the milk powder was too concentrated. Now he defecates nine times a day, which means he has diarrhea. You can give your baby some Mama Love or Biostime. I have provided some information about newborn bowel movements, I hope it will be helpful to you. Several abnormal conditions of newborn baby's stool: Newborn baby's meconium is generally discharged within 3 to 4 days after birth and now turns into normal yellow stool.

If the child is breastfed, the stool will be golden yellow and watery; if the child is completely fed with milk or milk powder, the stool will be light yellow, often dry and can be piled up; for those who are mixed-fed, the stool characteristics are between the above two. The number of bowel movements of a newborn baby is uncertain, generally 2 to 5 times a day. Breastfed newborns have more bowel movements. Some newborns have bowel movements on their diapers every time they change their diapers. If the stool is relatively uniform, not much water, does not contain mucus, or occasionally contains a few milk lumps, this is normal. If the stool of a bottle-fed newborn is found to be gray, hard, and smelly, it usually means that there is too much protein and too little sugar in the food he eats. The type of milk powder used or the ratio of milk and sugar should be changed. For breastfed newborns, if the stool is dark green and mucous, it means that the breast milk is insufficient and the child is in a semi-starved state. The amount of breast milk must be increased. If the breast milk is indeed insufficient, fresh milk, milk powder, etc. should be added.

2. If the newborn's stool has the following abnormalities, you should check the feeding situation or ask a doctor for diagnosis and treatment:

① Egg drop soup-like stool: 5 to 10 bowel movements a day, which may contain a lot of undigested milk lumps, generally without mucus, indicating indigestion, is more common in children who eat milk or milk powder. If the baby is breastfed, breastfeeding should continue. Generally, there is no need to change the feeding method, nor to reduce the amount of milk or frequency. The baby can return to normal naturally. If the baby is mixed or bottle-fed, feeding should still continue, but the dietary structure can be adjusted appropriately. For example, if the baby is formula-fed, more water can be added when mixing the milk to make the milk a little thinner. For those who drink less milk, some sugary salt water can be fed appropriately. The amount of milk fed each time can also be appropriately reduced and the number of feedings can be increased. If your bowel movements are still abnormal after 2 to 3 days, you should consult a doctor. ② Green loose stools: mostly occur when the weather changes, you catch a cold, or you eat indigestible food. The number of bowel movements per day is usually 5 to 10 times. ③ Watery stool: more common in autumn and winter, mostly caused by enterovirus infection. Children usually have more than 10 bowel movements a day, and their bowel movements are watery and large in volume. Because children lose a lot of water, they often show symptoms of dehydration such as dry lips, sunken eye sockets, few or no tears, little or no urination, poor skin elasticity, etc. Children may also show symptoms such as lack of energy, spitting up milk, and not wanting to eat milk. They should seek medical attention as soon as possible, and attention should be paid to the disinfection of baby supplies such as pacifiers. ④ Mucus or bloody stools: more common in summer and other hot weather, mostly caused by bacterial infection, and should also be treated as soon as possible. ⑤ Dark brown foamy stools: more common in artificially fed babies, mostly caused by excessive starch or sugar in the food (such as adding too much sugar to milk powder, adding rice soup and other cereal foods too early, etc.), which can usually return to normal by properly adjusting the diet structure. ⑥ Oily stool: The stool is light yellow, liquid, large in quantity, and shiny like oil. It can slide on the diaper or in the potty like oil beads. This means there is too much fat in the food. It is more common in bottle-fed babies and the diet structure needs to be adjusted, such as increasing the sugar intake appropriately or temporarily switching to low-fat milk (note that low-fat milk cannot be eaten as a normal diet for a long time). ⑦ Constipation: It is more common in artificially fed babies, mostly caused by hot weather, excessive sweating and too little water drinking. Children have difficulty defecating, their stools are very dry and may be in the form of particles. They often only defecate once every few days. Children may also experience symptoms such as abdominal distension and restlessness.