Poo for newborn - how frequent?

[BlueberryPancake]

Hi, my boy and I just came out of hosp after c sec (he's now 4 days old) and he is not pooing very much at all. He had the meconium poos, when in hosp, and has had one poo yesterday and none this morning. He has lots of wind, and is unsettled. Could he be constipated already? I BF him and he eats LOADS. Anyone can remind me how often a newborn 'should' poo??? Cheers

Congratulations I can't remember but just thought I'd bump for you as its just about to drop off the bottom of the active conversations thread - hope you get some answers and have a speedy recovery from the cs

Is it 6-8 poos in bf baby? Not 100% so bumping for you.

My Ds only went once a day - as long as wee is coming through there shouldn't be a problem, especially as you are breastfeeding. I bottlefed after 5 weeks and it still stayed at once a day. I do know a couple of babies who only managed every other day and some who manage 2-3 times a day!

Anything from several times a day to once a week is common.

At this age if you're b/feeding them they should be pooing 2-3 times a day, yellow poos. Tiktok always says 'soft and copious'. Are his nappies good and wet?

It's worth mentioning to the mw because sometimes no poo can mean b/feeding isn't going well, but you sound fairly confident in his feeding!

Congratulations btw!

any thing from a few times per day to a few times per month is normal.

breast fed babies especially can go a long time between poos, cause your milk is soooo good there is no 'waste'

In initial week or so at least, baby should poo several times per day if exclusively breastfed.
I would def let m/w aware when she visits, as baby might not be feeding effectively if latch feels ok to you. My ds was like this, and he had pretty severe tongue tie.

Normal, happy breastfeeding means several soft yellow poos every day in a newborn - it is not until the baby is a few weeks old that 'no poos for ages' is normal.

No poos in a baby this age is a sign you need to check he is transferring milk, and an accurate weight is needed, too.

It does not mean there is definitely something wrong - but it definitely means you should have the bf checked.

Too many midwives and other healthcare professionals get this wrong, sadly.

He is not constipated, that's for sure, and his unsettledness might be a result of him not transferring milk well enough. Bf 'loads' does not mean he's doing ok - babies can hang out at the breast and look like they're feeding but they aren't.

this is a US handout for mothers; there is an NCT version, but it is not on line. It gives you pictures and written text.

Congratulations!
it's interesting to read this tiktok. ds was a very unsettled baby, who didn't poo very easily after his meconium. I wonder whether it had been a question of transferring milk. Although, to be fair, he started to put on lots of wieght from the word go... I do however still think - after 4 yrs - that his 'constipation' was linked to him not being very settled...

If baby is doing wet nappies must be getting enough fluid and if bf must be getting it from the milk,
DS2 did pooey nappy twice a week from just as meconium ended while DS1 could poo for england and both bf so can vary

almost unknown for bf baby to be constipated there is very little left unabsorbed to cause it.

Wet nappies are reassuring, and mean the baby is not on the cusp of dehydration.

They do not mean the baby is feeding well.

Poo is very variable, but the majority of well-feeding babies in the newborn period produce several yellow poos a day.

If they don't, then feeding and weight need looking at, to make sure all is well.

That's all I am saying.