Is it normal for a newborn to fart with poop?

Because the baby's body cannot be controlled well, it is normal for the baby to fart with feces, but you should pay attention if he has diarrhea. When the newborn farts, you can also see whether the baby's body is normal by the fart. If the baby's farts are particularly smelly, it means that the digestion is not very good. If the baby always farts and it is not smelly, it means that there is nothing in the baby's stomach, so he should be fed in time.

Baby farts

1. Stinky farts: Continuous farting or hiccups with a sour and smelly odor are signs of indigestion in babies. You should reduce the amount of milk, add boiled water, reduce the intake of fat and high-protein foods, and make the food thinner.

2. Empty farts: Farting is intermittent and continuous, but without any odor. It is mostly caused by increased intestinal motility due to hunger after the gastrointestinal tract is emptied. At this time, you can often hear bowel sounds. This means the child is hungry and should be fed in time.

3. Frequent farts: Frequent farts and feces are often caused by babies eating too much food with high starch content. At this time, you should reduce the intake of food with high starch content and appropriately increase the intake of protein and fat food.

Baby farts with poop

If the baby's diet and mental state are good and he does not have diarrhea, it is normal for him to fart with feces and parents do not need to worry. Because the baby is too small and has a weak ability to control defecation, it is easy for poop to come out when farting.

If your baby has diarrhea, you should consider whether the baby has indigestion or intestinal bacterial infection. Take digestive medicine under the guidance of a doctor, and adjust the baby's diet to ensure a balance between complementary food and milk.

Baby farts smell

It is normal for babies to fart smellily, especially after adding complementary foods to the baby, the baby's farts will be very smelly. Parents do not need to worry too much.

If your baby farts frequently and the gas has a strong odor, it may be caused by indigestion. You can insist on massaging your baby every day, starting from the navel and massaging in a clockwise spiral outward to promote gastrointestinal motility and aid digestion. Secondly, you can apply hot compress to the baby’s belly to prevent the baby from catching a cold. In addition, do not change milk powder frequently. Choose a milk powder that is suitable for your baby and stick to it. Frequent changes of milk powder will cause your baby's stomach to adapt.

Babies fart a lot

Frequent farting is very common in infancy. Babies who are just a dozen days old and have been breastfed may sometimes come out with a little poop when they fart, and their stomachs may often make gurgling sounds.

Reasons why babies fart a lot:

1. Swallowing excessive air:

The baby's digestive system is not yet fully developed, and the stomach is small and flat. When a large amount of air passes through the intestines, the baby will feel very uncomfortable. If there is a lot of gas, the mother should let him burp more often, and let him burp to pass gas before and during each feeding. When feeding, hold the baby in a semi-sitting position in your arms, let the baby hold the nipple and areola in his mouth, and the milk flow should not be too fast or intermittent. The hole in the rubber nipple should not be too large or too small, and do not suck the artificial nipple empty.

2. Excessive milk syndrome:

The symptoms are crying while sucking milk, frequent farting and abdominal colic. The reason is that when babies consume a lot of foremilk and less hindmilk containing fatty acids, their stomachs empty quickly and excess lactose is discharged into the intestines, which leads to increased intestinal fermentation and colic symptoms. The baby should only be fed on one side at a time, and then wait 1.5-2 hours before feeding on the other side.

3. Stimulating ingredients in the mother’s diet:

Breastfeeding mothers should avoid eating large amounts of fruits, juices, coffee, yeast, certain fish, peanuts, peanut butter, and some gas-producing vegetables such as beans, cabbage, and onions.

4. The baby wants to defecate

Another possibility is that the baby wants to defecate, then farting is also a signal of the baby's defecation. There is a good saying: wind is at the head of rain, fart is at the head of shit, which means that people will inevitably fart before defecation. Based on this point, the mother can touch the baby in time to let the baby defecate, so there is no need to worry about wasting a diaper.

Babies fart but not poop

If your baby farts frequently and does not defecate within a short period of time, don't worry, it may be that the baby is holding back his bowels. As long as the baby's stool is not dry, the stomach is not bloated, there is no nausea and vomiting, and the mental state is good, there is no need to worry too much.

If your baby does not defecate for a long time and only farts, you should consider the possibility of indigestion. Babies are in the growth and development period, their bodies are delicate, and their gastrointestinal functions are not sound. They often have symptoms such as indigestion, food accumulation, and abdominal distension, which cause them to be irritable and crying.

Preparation method:

1. Medication conditioning: It is recommended to take some probiotics for conditioning;

2. Massage method: Place your palms down flat on the baby's navel and gently push and rub in a clockwise direction. This not only speeds up the baby's intestinal peristalsis and promotes defecation, but also helps digestion.

3. Pay attention to diet: Breastfeeding mothers should avoid eating spicy, greasy, raw, cold, or irritating foods, and should also give their babies more water.