Is it normal for newborns to have yellowish, watery stools?

Yellowish and watery feces in newborns are usually normal, but you need to pay attention to whether the extent is severe, persistent or worsening. On the other hand, the feces of newborns are related to their feeding style. The feces of breast-fed babies are usually yellow or golden yellow in color, and the feces may be with some yellow particles, mostly in the form of uniform paste, or thinner, green and not smelly, two to four times a day. The feces of artificially fed children are yellowish or grayish yellow, dry and thick, with odor, 1~2 times a day. Stools of mixed-feeding children are similar to those of cow’s milk feeders, but are softer and yellowish, ranging from 1 to 3 times a day. As you can see, newborns can have yellow, thinner feces if they are human milk fed. If the artificial non-human milk feeding of newborns appear this condition also do not need to be particularly nervous, you can pay attention to the daily feces of the child with the amount of water is larger, whether the number of times to increase, whether the child has irritability, loss of appetite, vomiting, or even the eye sockets or fontanel depression and other symptoms of dehydration. If the above situations occur, you should be alert to diarrhea disease and need to go to the hospital in time for consultation and treatment, but if the situation is stable, then you can continue to observe. To summarize, it is normal for newborns to have yellow diarrhea with water, but it is necessary to pay attention to whether the degree is serious or worsening, and if you suspect that there is a possibility of disease, please consult the doctor promptly.