Identify your infant&#8217;s health level through his/her fecal excretions.

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Meconium\n\nMeconium refers to a substance that contains ingested mucus, skin cells, and amniotic fluid while the baby is still the mom's womb, and is usually excreted within the first 24 hours after an infant’s birth.&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:769,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}">Meconium
Meconium refers to a substance that contains ingested mucus, skin cells, and amniotic fluid while the baby is still the mom&#8217;s womb, and is usually excreted within the first 24 hours after an infant’s birth.

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Greenish-Black and Sticky Baby Poop

Breastfed-Baby Poop
Once meconium is excreted by your infant, your newborn may pass stools which are mustard-yellow in colour. This stool colour is also common with babies who are breastfeeding. This stool form may also appear excreted with little seed-like flecks.

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Mustard Yellow-Coloured and Seedy Baby Poop

Formula-Fed Baby Poop
Formula-fed babies have pasty, peanut butter-like texture.
In terms of color, this poop form usually comes in a variety of colours with specks of brown &#8211; tan-brown, yellow-brown, or green-brown.
Smell-wise, it&#8217;s more pungent than poop excreted from breastfed babies and a little less pungent than poop excreted from babies who are eating solid food.

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Tan and Thick Baby Poop

Resembling a stool form similar to leftover guacamole, poop excreted from babies on solid food tend to be brown or dark brown in colour. It is usually thicker than peanut butter in terms of texture, but still mushy. Additionally, it is more pungent than poop excreted from formula-fed babies.

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Greenish-Brown Coloured Baby Poop

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Diarrhea\n\nDiarrhea usually refers to 2 or more watery or loose stools being passed by your infant. Breastfed babies, more often than not, pass more than 6 stools per day. Up until 2 months of age, they may pass a stool after each feeding. But, if stools suddenly increase in number and looseness more than usual, suspect diarrhea.&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:769,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}">Diarrhea
Diarrhea usually refers to 2 or more watery or loose stools being passed by your infant. Breastfed babies, more often than not, pass more than 6 stools per day. Up until 2 months of age, they may pass a stool after each feeding. But, if stools suddenly increase in number and looseness more than usual, suspect diarrhea.

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Watery, Brown, and Loose Baby Poop

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Constipation\n\nIf your baby excretes poop that is hard and looks like little pebbles, he/she is probably constipated. Additionally, look for visual signs of your baby being uncomfortable when pooping, or excretion tinged with blood as a result of poop irritating the anus on the way out.\n\nSometimes, poop may appear like a big blob - larger, dry and compact ball. That is also a form of constipation.&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:769,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}">Constipation
If your baby excretes poop that is hard and looks like little pebbles, he/she is probably constipated. Additionally, look for visual signs of your baby being uncomfortable when pooping, or excretion tinged with blood as a result of poop irritating the anus on the way out.
Sometimes, poop may appear like a big blob &#8211; larger, dry and compact ball. That is also a form of constipation.

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Dry, Brown, and Hard Baby Poop

Iron Supplement- Fed Baby Poop
If you provide your baby with iron supplements, your infant&#8217;s poop may turn dark green or almost black in colour. This does not usually happen very often, but is completely normal.

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Dark Green-Coloured Baby Poop

Foremilk/Hindmilk Imbalance
If you notice bright green and frothy poop in your baby&#8217;s diaper, which looks almost like algae, he/she is probably getting too much foremilk – the low-calorie milk that comes first in a feeding – and not enough hindmilk, the higher-fat, super-nutritious stuff. This could mean that you&#8217;re not feeding her long enough on each breast.

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Bright Green or Lime-Coloured Baby Poop

Maroon-coloured stools usually suggests a problem somewhere within the middle of the gastrointestinal tract.
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Bloody Stools
Usually consists of hard stools streaked with blood or mucus. Bright red blood in a baby&#8217;s stools could indicate that your baby has small tears, or rectal fissures, around the anus.

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Maroon-Coloured Baby Poop

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Melena\n\nBright red stools, which is most commonly associated with problems near the end of the gastrointestinal tract (e.g the rectum). The excretion of black stools, however, suggest early problems of the gastrointestinal tract (e.g the stomach or the beginning of the small intestine).&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:769,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}">Melena
Bright red stools, which is most commonly associated with problems near the end of the gastrointestinal tract (e.g the rectum). The excretion of black stools, however, suggest early problems of the gastrointestinal tract (e.g the stomach or the beginning of the small intestine).

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Black-Coloured Baby Poop

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Pale, colourless, or white stools might indicate signs of a liver or gallbladder problem.\n\nBile is a digestive fluid produced in the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Your baby's stool gets its normal colours from the bile as it is excreted during digestion. However, if your baby's liver is not producing bile, or if your baby is experiencing biliary atresia (a congenital condition of obstruction of the bile ducts), his/her excreted stools will be white in colour.&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:769,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}">Pale, colourless, or white stools might indicate signs of a liver or gallbladder problem.
Bile is a digestive fluid produced in the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Your baby&#8217;s stool gets its normal colours from the bile as it is excreted during digestion. However, if your baby&#8217;s liver is not producing bile, or if your baby is experiencing biliary atresia (a congenital condition of obstruction of the bile ducts), his/her excreted stools will be white in colour.

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Chalky and White-Coloured Baby Poop

A Visual Guide on Baby Poop

This visual guide to baby poop will provide you with an idea of what&#8217;s normal and what&#8217;s not as your newborn grows, drinks breast milk or formula, and starts eating solids. Additionally, it will also help give you a clearer indication of when not to worry and when it&#8217;s wise to be concerned.
For instance, a child&#8217;s excretion of black, red, or white poop are tell-tale signs that you should immediately call your child’s doctor.
Do not hesitate to call your doctor also, should you have any questions about bowel movements, especially when dealing with a newborn child.
Want to know more about baby poop color and consistency?
Check out this article:
<a href="https://hellodoctor.com.ph/child-health/baby-poop-color-and-consistency/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Baby Poop Color and Consistency: All You Need To Know</a>

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