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Babies bowl movements

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Lauren8642 · 01/01/2026 21:35

My daughter is 10 weeks old and since she’s been born basically her bowl movements have been watery. She’s always been formula fed bar the first 2 days was combi but she was only getting colostrum so that’s fully out her system. Her nappies always leak because of how runny they are on the amount.

Does this loook like normal baby poo?

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Smiless · 02/01/2026 01:41

Hi OP. In my experience, yes this is normal. Leaky nappies are something you have to deal with till they start on solids. Try to change the pee nappies so that the nappy is better able to soak up the runny soiled ones. But when they are that small they usually are very watery.

Sometimes it helps to try a few different brands of nappies as sometimes one brand/size might be a better fit or suit the shape of your baby better.

If something was wrong I expect baby would be showing signs of discomfort etc. But it's no harm to run it by your midwife if you are worried about intolerance or allergies.

Copperoliverbear · 02/01/2026 01:52

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