Sydney is 9 days old, and so far she is exclusively breastfed. It has not been easy, but hopefully we are getting there, now. One huge grey area with breastfed newborns seems to be how often should a newborn poo? I have nicknamed this poo-gate. So read on to find out what’s been happening.
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Poo-Gate – How often should a newborn poo?
One person says a breast fed newborn should poo after every feed. Alternatively, others say once a week is normal with breastfed babies. This is because the milk only contains goodness – not “junk” their body needs to get rid of.
Sam wasn’t exclusively breastfed for long, but he poo’d at least once a day when he was. Syd hasn’t been pooing, and the Midwives have been concerned. So they made us go to see the GP yesterday.
The doctor poked and prodded Sydney’s tummy, then advised we do nothing for now. She said I could try adding prune juice and such like to my diet to try to encourage her to go sooner rather than later. But to expect a poo-splosion when she does go. When I asked, “how often should a newborn poo?” the GP said there’s no hard and fast rule.
Make Her Poo
The prune juice has been consumed, and now we are bracing ourselves for Poomageddon. Sydney is only 9 days old, so god help us when it comes. EEK! She is now trumping for England, so hopefully poop is imminent and poo-gate will be over?
Her weight has gone up over the weekend, so hopefully she’s just being a slow-coach?
I wasn’t worried about it as I know of a few babies with this delay between meconium and real poo’s, but it is hard not to worry when the people roundabout are flapping.
I will keep you all updated on poo-gate. Finally, let me know in the comments how long your baby went before doing their first “proper” poo.
