Your Baby’s Nappy Contents and His Health
October 30, 2008
If there is anything we don’t want to look at, it is our poo. No matter whom it comes from, a poo is a poo and it is disgusting. That is why the old kind of reusable cloth nappies used on babies have almost given way to disposable ones we find in the market today. But looking closely at it, there is a lot we can know by observing closely what comes into the baby’s nappy, the poo. Read this and see how your baby’s health is related to his poo.
Newborn babies
A few hours after babies are born; they pass out a certain greenish black stuff into their nappies. This shows a healthy baby. It is too early at this time for them to poo. That greenish black stuff is not a poo. It is called meconium. Meconium is a substance found in the baby’s intestines when he was still in the mother’s womb. If your baby does not pass out any of these in his first nappies, you must talk to your midwife.
Breastfed babies
The colour of the stools of a breastfed baby will change from greenish-brown in the early days to orangey-yellow. That is if he is only being breastfed without any other food. Some breastfed babies may poo frequently while others take one or two days to poo. They are healthy.
Bottle-fed babies
The stools of bottlefed babies are bulkier than that of a breastfed babies. These babies need to pass at least a stool each day to show that they are healthy. If a bottlefed baby goes days without passing any stool, it is a sign that he could be suffering from constipation. You must talk to your health visitor or a health professional.
Newly weaned babies
Newly weaned babies will have poos that are stronger smelling and bulkier. These are also less frequent. If you realise that he strains and the poos are dry, you must give him more water to prevent constipation.
So you see that a poo is not just a poo. There is so much a mother can learn from the contents of her baby’s nappies about his health. Don’t just throw that nappy away. Examine it.
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