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Reviewed By: Brunilda Nazario,
SOURCES: Steven Parker, MDDirector, Behavioral/Development Pediatrics, Boston Medical CenterWebMD Blog, Healthy Children WebMD Message Board Expert
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What was that explosion in my baby's diaper?
That was good old baby poop and parents get all hung up on the color, and the texture, and the noise. You know, the intestines are tricky little things, it's very complicated and lots of stuff is going on. Babies are digesting and yes they're making some gas and that's normal. It doesn't have to be a sign of a digestive problem. And yes their bowel movements are changing colors but unless it's chalky white or tarry black, usually the color makes no difference. And yes the amount of times they go per day changes but that depends on what they're eating and how they're feeling that day, and if you started anything new and so, most of the stuff is of no consequence at all. It's the normal baby poopy situation that everybody deals with and parents get so hung up on. But actually, there's very few really worrisome things that your babies going to do. If there's blood, if the bowel movements color is as I mentioned, tarry black or chalky white; if your baby is really uncomfortable and looks like in an incredible amount of pain. That would be a worry. But gas, infrequent stools, frequent stools, different color— par for the course.
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