Is It Normal To Pass Stools 3 To 4 Times A Day In An Infant?

Posted on Sat, 7 Feb 2015

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Question : Hi doctor,
My baby is seven months old. Currently, we are feeding heritage milk 3 to 4 times a day(started from the past two days ,prior to this we were feeding her buffalo's milk) and cerelac wheat twice a day and idli mixed with milk once in the morning and arrowroot biscuit in the evening.She passes normal motion four to five times a day. Is this normal? And also, please let me know what else can we feed her ?

Answered by Dr. Uma Rajah Ananth (18 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXX,

Apart from milk, you can also give. Vegetable soup
,mashed potatoes,banana, boiled and mashed apple,etc

In another 2 months you can start rice with dhal..

Idly is good.

Any new food introduce one by one at intervals of on week atleast to check for tolerance.

Regarding stools, 3-4 times is OK provided the consistency is normal.

God bless

Dr uma

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T