On days one to two: Wees –
two or more per day; Poos –
one or more per day;
Poo at this stage is called meconium
or mec for short. It’s very dark
brown green black and sticky
and it’s already in the bowel
at the time of birth.
On days three to four: Wees –
three or more per day; The
amount of wee increases,
and the nappies feel heavier than before.
Poos – two or more per day;
The colour changes and looks more green.
These poos are called ‘changing stools’
and they change because your baby
is taking in more milk and digesting it.
On days five to six: Wees –
five or more heavy nappies per day;
(see what heavy means overleaf).
Poos – At least two soft, yellow poos
per day; They’re yellow, because there is
no more mec in the bowel.
Day seven onwards: Wees –
six or more heavy nappies per day;
Poos – at least two soft, yellow poos
per day; greater than the size of a two pound coin
– not just skid marks. You might notice
little seedy particles in it – that’s fine.
Taken from the National Childbirth Trust notes ‘What’s in a nappy’, attached to the cots in the delivery unit at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. 16 May 2010. Submitted by Gabriel Smy.
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