How much poo is too much for a 7 month old?!

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Wasn't too sre where to post this. DD has been pooing several times a day for the last 3 days. I would estimate 6-7 times. She was EBF untill the last few weeks when we introduced formula in an evening and she is BLW and starting to eat a little bit of a wide range of foods now. She has been quite happy until today but she has developed a v. sore bottom. I'm not sure if this is because of the pooing of because i also think she might be teething (none appeared yet) shekeeps ramming her fist in her mouth and gnawing on it! Should i be worried about the frequent pooing? Previously she was going once or twice a day. Wasn't sure if it was worth a trip to the dr's (HV is generally useless!)

Gnawing generally is an indication of teething. Often they swallow a lot of saliva and poo more when they are gnawing. Do not worry about this, as you say, she's weaning and a change of diet will cause a change of bowel habit. Added to the fact she's growing.

Unless there is mucous in the poo or she seems unhappy I don't see what you are worried about

sounds perfectly normal, do not worry
use a good barrier cream (waitrose bottom butter is good) to protect her skin from the poo and (obv) change asap after pooing.

My DD was 7 months on Saturday and has been pooing 4 or 5, maybe 6 times a day for a few days now. Like your DD, this is a change from the once or twice a day we've been used to and I was a little worried.

We're still EBF here but she is eating a lot more and chewing anything and everything she can get hold of too. I think it's probably just normal and maybe something to do with teething.

She doesn't seem unhappy so I'm just keeping an eye on her.

Lovely thanks very much for the reassurance

I remember counting DD1's poos just after she had started on solids. She was averaging 6/7 a day. The HV reassured me it was quite normal.