The stool of the baby with natural feeding constantly changes the consistency and shade - nothing extraordinary in this. In breast milk of the mother, the ratio of carbohydrates, fats and proteins varies depending on the terms of lactation, the time of day, the food consumed, which directly affects the characteristics of the children's stool. For the first few months, parents need to carefully monitor the composition and color of stools so as not to miss dangerous symptoms that indicate possible health problems for the baby.
Normal stool in infants
Breast milk has a unique set of useful components, invaluable for the formation of a healthy intestinal microflora - it can not harm a child. Children who are breastfed rarely have serious problems with stool. Emptying of the intestine can be observed up to 8-10 times in 24 hours, little by little - with a teaspoon, once in 7-10 days with a large volume. Cal is yellow, mushy or liquid. A chair with greens, slices, lumps, slime is a variant of the norm. If the baby is gaining weight, behaves actively and looks healthy, there are no difficulties with the baby's chair.
Green stool in infants
Episodic "greens" in feces in the absence of allergic reactions and abdominal pains - a normal phenomenon. This is a symptom of intestinal dysbiosis or the effects of hypoxia, which can persist up to 1-1.5 months. It should be cautious that the "right" chair is not set for a long time even against the background of normal lactation of the mother.
Causes:
- malnutrition due to lack of breast milk. With green stools, malnutrition, which the child's anxiety at the nipple, should be ruled out. Severe malnutrition is manifested by a decrease in the number of urination and concentrated urine. You need to act on the situation: more often put the baby to the breast, feed "on demand", take stimulant lactation preparations;
- prevalence in the diet of the mother of vegetables and fruits. The diet of the nursing woman should be adjusted. It is necessary to exclude products containing synthetic additives, to reduce the consumption of vegetables / fruits, which contain many acids;
- inflammation of the intestinal mucosa in a baby. It is necessary to limit the use of canned food, sausages, smoked products, juices of industrial production. If suspicion of prolonged dysbiosis is recommended, surrender breast milk to ensure that there are no pathogens.
Frothy stool in infants
Irregular foamy bowel movements are signs of the baby's adaptation to life outside the mother's womb, after 1-1.5 months the stool is normalized. If the allocation of foamy feces is accompanied by fever, vomiting, mucus, it is necessary to immediately contact the pediatrician.
Causes:
- staphylococcus aureus;
- food allergy;
- enzyme deficiency;
- intestinal infection.
Hard stool in infants
With breastfeeding difficulties with bowel movement due to hard feces are rare. Causes: violation of intestinal motility / spasm of the anal sphincter and malnutrition of the nursing woman. Mothers need to normalize the diet - there are more cereals (oatmeal, rice, buckwheat), boiled vegetables, fruits (peaches, apricots). Failure of intestinal motility is treated with a medicamentous way under the supervision of a pediatrician.