Patient's question:
My baby is almost two months old. When the baby was born in the hospital, because my milk didn't come in on time, the baby was always fed formula. At that time, the baby had a bowel movement only once or twice a day. After discharge and coming home, my milk came in, and I started breastfeeding the baby. However, after switching to breast milk, the baby started having seven or eight bowel movements a day, sometimes loose and sometimes thick. Is this normal?What kind of help do I need: How many bowel movements are normal for a two-month-old baby?
Doctor's answer:
Babies who are breastfed have yellowish stools, with a consistency like soft butter, without a strong odor, and have 2 to 4 bowel movements per day. Formula-fed babies have firmer stools that are light yellow, neutral or alkaline, and have a foul odor, with 1 to 2 bowel movements per day.