The truth about baby is that it poops. The colour of poop varies. If you are breastfeeding then its poop is fairly non-offensive, yellow-ish and pasty. If it is formula then it turns military greenish and can be harder as the baby needs to do a little more to digest the formula. If you don't want it to be so hard then follow a formula feed with some warm water, this helps every human being with digestion.
Once you wean baby onto solids the poop gets interesting and at times very smelly and colourful (for lack of a better word). It can be orange if baby just had carrots, green if baby had avocado, it will smell of paw paw if that is what baby ate earlier - so just prepare yourself.
Sometimes baby needs help passing stool and this is where your roll as a mama is key. You know your baby best and if the P rule has not worked then you can try another way. The P rule, for your information, is giving your baby fruits that begin with the letter P. Remember P is for Poo. So pears, paw paw and prunes all help in aiding the digestion process. If you notice your baby struggling to poo and passing what us mommas call a round ball, then take baby's legs and gently push them into his belly and stretch them out again. Do this twice or three times. Also baby massage around the belly button area helps too. Again if you see it is a struggle for baby then get a bowl of hot water - not too hot, you don't want to burn your bubba, but not tepid. It has to be hot. Take some cotton wool and dip into the water, squeeze the water in between the bum and wipe downwards applying a little pressure on where the stool passes - you will notice baby wanting to push. Do this at least four times with plenty of cotton wool. He will pass stool and be prepared to watch it - it is not fun, but your baby will love you for it afterwards. Remember if nothing comes, don't worry - just do not force it coz he can get sore as well.
Ah the poo's of life. When a baby does poo it brings so much joy to us mums because it means that his digestive system is working. As the doctors say a baby can poop once in ten days or ten times in one day. Don't fret if baby's poo is not as regular as yours - he is still growing and adjusting to the different things you are giving him. Remember if you have any doubts, your doctor is there for you to chat to.
By the way - do not buy huggies on the street that sells all things for baby. A friend of mine used to buy them in bulk and they burned her baby's diaper area. Invest in good huggies - the originals are available at KimFay - and they give you wholesale prices and they deliver! You don't want your bundle of joy to suffer just because you want to save a penny or two. Also, diaper cream - I can swear by sudo cream. I used to use the Castor oil and something else and she had a rash that would not go away, once I switched to sudo cream I have not seen a rash and baby is quite content.
It all seems pretty overwhelming at first, there is a bit of trial and error, but as a mum just take a bit of time and you will see your bubba will be super happy.
Until the next time, fabmama, have a wonderful mommyhood week!
Once you wean baby onto solids the poop gets interesting and at times very smelly and colourful (for lack of a better word). It can be orange if baby just had carrots, green if baby had avocado, it will smell of paw paw if that is what baby ate earlier - so just prepare yourself.
Sometimes baby needs help passing stool and this is where your roll as a mama is key. You know your baby best and if the P rule has not worked then you can try another way. The P rule, for your information, is giving your baby fruits that begin with the letter P. Remember P is for Poo. So pears, paw paw and prunes all help in aiding the digestion process. If you notice your baby struggling to poo and passing what us mommas call a round ball, then take baby's legs and gently push them into his belly and stretch them out again. Do this twice or three times. Also baby massage around the belly button area helps too. Again if you see it is a struggle for baby then get a bowl of hot water - not too hot, you don't want to burn your bubba, but not tepid. It has to be hot. Take some cotton wool and dip into the water, squeeze the water in between the bum and wipe downwards applying a little pressure on where the stool passes - you will notice baby wanting to push. Do this at least four times with plenty of cotton wool. He will pass stool and be prepared to watch it - it is not fun, but your baby will love you for it afterwards. Remember if nothing comes, don't worry - just do not force it coz he can get sore as well.
Ah the poo's of life. When a baby does poo it brings so much joy to us mums because it means that his digestive system is working. As the doctors say a baby can poop once in ten days or ten times in one day. Don't fret if baby's poo is not as regular as yours - he is still growing and adjusting to the different things you are giving him. Remember if you have any doubts, your doctor is there for you to chat to.
By the way - do not buy huggies on the street that sells all things for baby. A friend of mine used to buy them in bulk and they burned her baby's diaper area. Invest in good huggies - the originals are available at KimFay - and they give you wholesale prices and they deliver! You don't want your bundle of joy to suffer just because you want to save a penny or two. Also, diaper cream - I can swear by sudo cream. I used to use the Castor oil and something else and she had a rash that would not go away, once I switched to sudo cream I have not seen a rash and baby is quite content.
It all seems pretty overwhelming at first, there is a bit of trial and error, but as a mum just take a bit of time and you will see your bubba will be super happy.
Until the next time, fabmama, have a wonderful mommyhood week!
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