Baby Poop: What parents need to know

Day. 17. Day 17. About Baby Poop: Must "arm [myself] with the knowledge of what's normal and what's not. ... and teach [myself] a thing or two." :)

Thank you, Santi Effendi, for the wonderful article. It helps put my mind to rest. :)

"... On the other hand, bacteria may have the opposite result. As a baby matures, more and more bacteria populate the gut. They are important to the digestion process and are one of the reason baby stool changes in character over the first few months of life. But as their numbers increase, the body eliminates more and more of them in the stool. Stool bulk increases as the number of bacteria increases, and increased stool bulk leads to more frequent bowel movements. ..."