Understanding Your Newborn’s Stool Patterns: A Quick Guide When your newborn arrives, expect their first bowel movement to be meconium—a dark green and tarry stool—within the first 24 hours of birth. 🍼 By the 3rd day, you might notice an increase in stool frequency, with the stools becoming semi-loose and greenish-yellow. These will typically normalize within the next 1-2 days. So don't panic. By the 5th to 7th day, breastfed babies often produce frequent golden-yellow, semi-loose, and sticky s

Has your baby been experiencing Infant Dyschezia? It is a functional condition that is often mistaken for constipation. If your baby seems to be struggling to pass a stool and is eventually passing a soft stool then they may have infant dyschezia. Signs to look out for are: 💩Straining 💩Grunting 💩Crying and screaming 💩Turning red in the face while trying to poo 💩Squirming and kicking legs Episodes last for 10-30 minutes (sometimes longer) before successfully or unsuccessfully passing a soft