Patient's question:
Newborn is almost 2 months old, recently showing symptoms of diarrhea, with milk bar in the stool. Started noticing unable to hold stool at 3 weeks.Doctor's answer:
Babies who are breastfed often have quite loose stools that smell slightly sour, and the color is usually a nice shade of yellow. The frequency of bowel movements can range from as few as three to five times a day to more than ten times a day, with small amounts of stool each time. As long as the baby is eating well, playing, sleeping normally, has a rosy complexion, and normal expression, and is gaining weight steadily, then this type of bowel movement pattern is considered normal for the baby and does not constitute diarrhea.