The first-born chair of the newborn is characterized by dense consistence, dark green color and lack of a smell. During a transition period when in intestines of the baby there is a process of settling of microflora, the allocations can become more frequent and change color to greenish-yellow. During the subsequent periods the type of excrements directly depends on feeding type.
First-born kcal – meconium
The first excrements of the newborn represent the sticky mass of dark green or dark olive color which part are slime, epithelial cells, prenatal hair, amniotic liquid, bile and water. Meconium collects in digestive tract of the kid, appears in the first twelve hours of his life and disappears for 2-3 day. As a rule, first-born the kcal has no smell, its consistence – rather viscous, similar to pitch. Release of the first excrements are a good sign which signaliziruyut that digestive tract of the baby functions in a normal rhythm.
"Transitional" chair
Since 4-7 birthdays the nature of a chair of the newborn changes – it becomes more frequent with non-uniform consistence, it can be differentiated accurately on lumps, slime and a liquid part. Color a calla sites varies from dark green to chartreuse or even whitish. It is accepted to call this chair "transitional" that is connected with tranzitorny Qatar of intestines of the baby – process of settling of microflora. Several days later the frequency of allocations decreases, they become uniform, kasheobrazny, they do not contain slime impurity any more.
Chair of the kid on chest and artificial feeding
At kids who eat the adapted children's mixes or use them as a feeding up, the kcal differs in yellowish-brown or pale yellow color. Because artificial nutrition not so well is digested as mother's milk, the chair has stronger consistence, than at the child baby. The smell of allocations will also be more expressed, similar to the adult's excrements.
At newborns who are nursed stool have bright yellow or mustard color. Allocations possess a little sweetish smell, they - liquid, but coherent, sometimes in them it is possible to observe streaks. It is necessary to remember that excrements of the baby can change color and structure with introduction of new products to a diet of the nursing mother. It you should not be frightened if the newborn is not capricious, normally eats and it is trouble-free emptied.
What has to guard?
If the child badly gains weight, often worries and emits foam excrements of bright green color, it is necessary to consult with the pediatrician concerning insufficiency lactoheat. Firm the kcal at the newborn is also considered anomaly. The lock can be caused by unsuccessfully picked up mix or an unhealthy diet of the feeding mom. In case the baby craps a long time a diarrhea, it is necessary to consult with the expert about possible dysbacteriosis.