Meconium discharge
The amniotic fluid swallowed by the baby in the mother's stomach and the epithelial cells shed by the fetus form dark green meconium. It is usually discharged within 6 to 12 hours after birth. Premature babies may be a little late. This dark green fetus takes about 2 to 3 days. With the intake of breast milk or formula milk, the fetus will gradually be discharged and the color will gradually become lighter.
Excessive yellow-green stool
After the baby is born for 2 ~ 4 days, the stool color changes from dark green to yellow-green, which is called excessive stool. This shows that the baby has begun to digest the earliest breast milk or formula milk, and the intestinal function has gradually returned to normal.
Golden yellow normal stool
When meconium is removed, the baby's stool color will enter the normal golden yellow stage, especially for breast-fed babies. The feces of exclusively breastfed babies are mushy or curd-like, golden yellow or slightly green. Breast milk is rich in oligosaccharides, which can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, so the baby's stool is usually not too hard and there is no obvious odor. The feces of a breastfed baby may look like a mixture of mustard and cheese, and there may be some small breast flaps.
Dark green sticky stool
If the baby's stool is dark green and sticky, it may be a sign of insufficient breast milk, indicating that the baby is in a semi-hungry state and needs to increase the amount of breast milk.
Toilet feeding with khaki formula.
For babies who drink formula milk, the stool will be khaki and dry and rough, but as long as it is not difficult to solve, don't worry. The stool fed with normal formula milk should be slightly acidic, 1 twice a day.
Gray hard stool.
If the baby's poop is gray, hard and smelly, it may indicate that there is too much protein and too little sugar in the food. At this point, the mother can consider changing milk powder for the baby or adjusting the proportion of milk sugar.