What Causes Loose Stool And Sleeplessness In A New Born Baby?
Most likely normal for this age
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Pattern of newborn's stool is different from older children and adult.
Newborn after birth passes black,sticky,tarry stool for 2-4 days.Then stool becomes greenish or greenish brown which is little loose in consistency called Transitional stool.
This transitional stool persists for 4-6 days.After that the stool color changes to yellow,light green or brown with more liquid consistency.This stool may contains some particles (curd like)sometimes with acidic smell.
Passage of stool immediately after feed is normal in this age and that is called gastrocolic reflex.
Babies of this age have little control over bowel and bladder (causes frequent stool and urine may be upto 7-10 times a day).
Sleep pattern is also irregular in this age as they have just came out of womb and the sleep cycle is not well established. It may take 2-3 months for the babies to get their sleep pattern like older children.
Similarly movement during sleep and crying is normal in this age.
I won't get worried if baby is not crying persistently for more than 2 hours,accepting feeds well, there is no vomiting and baby is active and playful.
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Get assistance from a nurse
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Most common causes of difficulty in breast feed when the milk production is sufficient are poor attachment,improper positioning or any bresst related problem.If baby is not accepting direct breastfeeding one should check whether the attachment and positioning is proper or not.Also retracted nipple or other breast problem should be checked.
I won't get worried as the baby is accepting expressed breast feed well.
I would suggest you to take assistance from a nurse so that she can check whether the positioning of baby and attachment to the breast is proper or lot.
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