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Rose1999 · 16/02/2024 12:35

My breastfed baby is 9 weeks old and has gone from pooping after pretty much every feed to only going once or twice a day. Is this normal?

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nomchonge1 · 16/02/2024 12:42

yes

TobKat · 16/02/2024 12:46

Completely normal. Poos become less frequent after about age 6 weeks. As long as poos are soft and yellow/mustard (for a breast fed baby) all's well.

DinnaeFashYersel · 16/02/2024 12:55

Totally normal

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Superscientist · 16/02/2024 14:45

From the opposite perspective when I later told drs that my daughter was still going 5-8 times a day at about that aged it was marked as not typical and did turn out to be due to allergies.

At 18 weeks she went down to 1-2 twice a day but now they were like rabbit pellets that she struggled to pass. This too was abnormal and we got a stool softener applied.

As long as they are a normal consistency, no issues with passing the stools it's ok that they start to reduce in frequency at this age

KCSIE · 16/02/2024 15:35

Yes normal.

If you're unsure and have a health visitor you could always call them for peace of mind.

Onelittleone216 · 16/02/2024 21:05

Mine went to once/twice a week (still normal consistency and colour- just lots of it!) until he went onto solids!
As long as they’re not in pain when pooing/straining like they’re constipated then it’s all good.

CadyEastman · 17/02/2024 08:42

Yes they can start to go longer between pooing at this age as others have said. DD's record was 12 days.

Rose1999 · 17/02/2024 12:39

CadyEastman · 17/02/2024 08:42

Yes they can start to go longer between pooing at this age as others have said. DD's record was 12 days.

Oh wow, 12 days!

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CadyEastman · 17/02/2024 08:42

Yes they can start to go longer between pooing at this age as others have said. DD's record was 12 days.

Mine was every week like clockwork. "It's Tuesday Poosday!" 😂

CadyEastman · 17/02/2024 18:46

Tuesday Poosday GrinGrinGrin

Onelittleone216 · 17/02/2024 20:37

We used to play Russian roulette on poo day as to who was holding him when it would happen 😂😂 (or be buzzing if his grandma or nana were round and would volunteer to deal with it 🙈🙈)

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