Most new moms and dads would be surprised to see their baby’s poop! It’s no wonder that even experienced parents may not have seen all the shapes and textures of baby poop. Babies who can’t speak yet, their health is actually expressed in the “stinky” (poop), as long as the careful observation, we can have a clear picture of the child’s health status. “Stinky” is normal, is the barometer of whether the baby is healthy. Baby normal stink 1, breastfeeding (golden yellow soft burnt stink) Because mother’s milk is rich in oligosaccharides, can fully stimulate intestinal peristalsis, so most babies will not have hard stool situation, there will be no obvious odor, golden yellow, occasionally slightly green and thin; or soft paste-like, uniform, with acidic smell and no foam. The number of times a breastfed baby relieves stool is very flexible, usually more often in the newborn period, 2 to 5 times a day, as the child grows older, the number of stools will gradually decrease, 2 to 3 months of age will be reduced to 1 to 2 times a day. Therefore, if a breastfed infant has thin stools and more frequent stools, as long as the infant is in good spirits and eating milk, weight gain is normal, and there is no difficulty in relieving stool, abdominal pain, flatulence, it is normal and there is no need for parents to worry. Reminder – this is not bad “stinky”: breast-fed newborns can even happen 7 to 8 times a day defecation, parents do not need to worry, this is called physiological diarrhea, a normal phenomenon, to the baby grows to a certain period this diarrhea will automatically disappear. 2, formula-fed baby (earthy yellow hard stinky) formula-fed baby stool less, usually dry, rough, slightly hard as hard paste, but also as long as not difficult to solve, not like sheep stool, it does not matter. If there is no problem with digestion, it will usually be earthy yellow or golden yellow, with some sour smell, about 1 to 2 times a day. Reminder – this is not bad “stinky”: children who drink formula milk sometimes stool will be yellow with green or greenish, this is because the formula milk iron content is very high, when the baby’s iron absorption in formula milk is not complete, excess iron will make the stool green, this situation is normal. It is not the old saying that the child’s stool is green. It is the shock caused by gastrointestinal discomfort. 3, after eating complementary foods, stinky color darker baby from 4 months – 6 months began to add complementary foods, with baby complementary foods (rice flour and mashed bananas and other foods) the number and type of increase, baby poop traits began to slowly approach the adult, began to become darker color. The baby’s stool after eating complementary foods is often brown or dark brown, thicker than peanut butter, but still burnt. Remind that this is not a bad “stink”: babies who eat more vegetables and fruits will have fluffier stools. If it is fish, meat, milk, eggs eat more children, because the protein digestion so that the stool will be more smelly. Baby abnormal stinky 1, newborn gray and white stinky baby from birth pull is gray or clay-colored stool, has not been yellow, but the urine is yellow. Response: Hurry up and notify the doctor, it is likely to be due to congenital biliary obstruction. Delayed diagnosis and treatment can lead to permanent liver damage. 2, green thin stinky stool in small amounts, more often, green mucus-like. Response: This situation is often caused by inadequate feeding, this stool is also known as “starvation stool” – your baby is not full, then as long as you give adequate nutrition, the stool can be turned into normal. 3 foamy stinky stool thin, large amount of foam in the stool, with a distinct sour smell. Response: Proper adjustment of the diet structure will restore normal. Yellow foamy stools in babies before complementary foods are added indicate that there is more sugar in the milk, and the amount of sugar should be reduced and the amount of milk increased appropriately. Has begun to add complementary foods to the baby brown foamy stool, is too much starch in food, such as rice burnt, milk cake, etc., the sugar in the food caused by indigestion, reduce or stop these foods can be. 4, rotten egg-like stinky stool smells like rotten eggs. Response: This is a sign that the baby has excessive protein intake, or poor protein digestion. Attention should be paid to whether the concentration of milk dispensing is too high and whether the intake is too much. You can dilute the milk appropriately or limit the amount of milk for 1 to 2 days. If you have added egg yolk, fish and other complementary foods to your child, you can consider temporarily stop adding such complementary foods, and then gradually add them after your baby’s stools return to normal. 5, oily stinky stool is light yellow, liquid, large amount, shiny like oil, in the diaper or potty like oil beads can slide. Response: This indicates that there is too much fat in the food, mostly seen in artificially fed babies, need to increase sugar appropriately or temporarily change to low-fat milk, etc. (but note that low-fat milk can not be eaten as a normal diet for a long time). 6, constipation (sheep stool) baby stool is dry and granular. Response: Generally speaking, artificially fed babies are more prone to constipation than breastfed babies. We do not pull a few days or a few times a day to determine whether the child is constipated, one of the most important indicators is – whether the baby stool is hard, is commonly known as sheep stool. Yes, it is constipation. Constipation should be dealt with depending on the situation: for breast-fed constipated babies, sugar water or orange juice can be given (but breast-fed babies rarely suffer from constipation); if the child is eating formula, during the two feedings, feed more plain water as appropriate, you can add some juice or rice soup to stimulate intestinal peristalsis (the choice of formula containing oligosaccharides can also help prevent constipation); after 4 months of age, babies can add some vegetables Puree, puree; for those older constipated babies, parents should encourage them to eat more fiber-rich vegetables and cereals. 7, bloody stools can take various forms, usually red or dark brown stools, or with blood, blood clots, blood mucous membrane. Response: First you should see if the child has been given iron supplements or large amounts of iron-containing foods, such as animal liver, blood caused by pseudo-blood in the stool. If the stool becomes thin, contains more mucus or mixed with blood, and the infant cries and is restless during defecation, you should consider whether it is infectious diarrhea caused by bacterial dysentery or other pathogenic bacteria, and you should go to the hospital promptly. If the stool is adzuki bean soup-like, dark red in color and accompanied by bad odor, it may be hemorrhagic necrotizing enterocolitis; if the stool is jam-colored, it may be intestinal loop; if the stool is tar-like black, it may be upper gastrointestinal bleeding; if it is bright red blood stool, it mostly indicates that the blood comes from the rectum or anus. In short, blood stool should not be ignored, the above conditions need to go to the hospital immediately. 8, egg-flake soup-like stinky stool 5 to 10 times a day, containing more undigested milk lumps, generally no mucus. Response: Such a situation is mostly seen in children who eat milk or milk powder. If breast-feeding should continue, no need to change the feeding method, and no need to reduce the amount and frequency of milk, more can naturally return to normal. If the child is mixed or artificially fed, the diet structure should be adjusted appropriately. You can add more water to the milk powder to make the milk thinner, you can also feed some saline with sugar, and you can also reduce the amount of milk each time and increase the number of feedings. If the stool is still not normal for 2-3 days, you should consult a doctor.