In the first month, infants tend to have bowel movements about once a day. After that, babies can go a few days or even a week between bowel movements. It's also difficult to pass stools because their abdominal muscles are weak. So babies tend to strain, cry, and get red in the face when they have a bowel movement.Newborn poop has a thick, tar-like consistency. This is standard, and both the color and texture of a newborn’s poop will change within the first couple of days of life.Talk with your