What Causes Changes In Bowel Activity In An Infant?

Posted on Thu, 21 Jan 2016

Question: Hello doctor, first of all thanks for the services. Our baby born on 23-12-2015 so she is now 3 days elder. Today mom and baby both got discharge, suddenly today we have seen liquid stool so we are in dilemna that whether we should reach to hospital now only or wait for more observation? Yesterday she had a good stool in terms of pieces . What care to be taken now on? Please suggest

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
If the baby is urinating well and actively feeding you need not worry

Detailed Answer:
Hi...If the baby is urinating well and actively feeding and otherwise active, you need not worry.

This is normal phenomenon in this age group. We should not treat it as diarrhea.

Give exclusively mother feeds for the baby till 6 months of age.

Unless the kid's having low urine output or very dull or excessively sleepy or blood in motion or green bilious vomiting...you need not worry.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (2 days later)

Yes thanks sir. Still she continued with the liquid stool. We have a same question that after 6 days also its normal to have liquid stool almost as many times as she has feeding. All normal? She gets feeding every 2-3 hours.

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (7 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It is normal - Dont worry

Detailed Answer:
Hi...it is normal.... Don't worry.

If baby is active don't worry even after 7-10 days off loose stools.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (1 hour later)

Okk sir. She is active. She sleep almost for every 2-2 hr, and she need feeding for every 2 hr. She takes lot of sleep.

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (8 hours later)

Brief Answer:
If her feeding is normal and urination us normal don't worry

Detailed Answer:
Hi...if her feeding is normal and urination is normal - Do not worry.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar