Pooping When 2 Months Old

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Pooping When 2 Months Old

by Kristin
(Texas)

How much should a 2 month old poop daily?

Baby Help Line Response:

Hi Kristin!

At around the age of 2 months, babies tend to start pooping much less often, especially if breastfed. When newborn, breastfed babies may very well pass stools many times per day, but at 2 months, it may happen only once per day or even less often. Formulafed babies are often more regular, at around 1 time per day at this age.

Hope this helps,

Paula

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Pooping When 2 Months Old

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Sep 02, 2010

2 MOS OLD POOPS
by: YAAN

I BREASTFEED MY 2MONTH OLD BABY IS IT NORMAL THAT MY 2 MONTHS OLD SON POOPS ONLY ONCE A WEEK,

Sep 03, 2010

Yes normal
by: Paula (Baby Help Line)

Hi Yaan,
Yes, if your baby is breastfed, urinates to wet several diapers every day and increases in weight, the lack of pooping completely normal. It means your baby is digesting all the milk and is growing rapidly.

Best,
Paula

Sep 09, 2010

2 months pooping small solid
by: Sienna

Hi.

My baby started to poop small solid today (9/9/10)
it seem he can't sleep only when I'm "shh hing" him to sleep to help calm down. I breastfeed him and bottle feed him with formula but mainly he eats formula then breastmilk. Why is my son pooping small solid? Is it normal for him, when he's 2 months?

Sep 15, 2011

Hard stools in a 2 month old
by: Paula (Baby Help Line)

A 2 month old should not have hard stools. Formula fed babies do have more firm stools than breastfed babies, but the poop should still not be hard.

If you are mixing breast milk and formula, try to increase the share of breast milk, until the stools are soft again. Then you know which share your baby can take without risking constipation.

For more symptoms and remedies of constipation, click here.

Hope this helps,

Paula

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