My 17 week old baby boy usually poops after 2 days and the routine was continous but from last 4 days his stools are watery and he pass the stools 4 to 5 times in a day but immediately after the breast feed and further when he is in sleep he feeds so normal and also don't pass the stools . i am very much worried now . please tell me what to do now?

Question

My 17 week old baby boy usually poops after 2 days and the routine was continous but from last 4 days his stools are watery and he pass the stools 4 to 5 times in a day but immediately after the breast feed and further when he is in sleep he feeds so normal and also don't pass the stools . i am very much worried now .  please tell me what to do now?

Accepted Answer

if you are giving only breastfeeding then there is a possibility that slightly loose to semi solid stool may be present intermittently. 
if you see that it is totally watery and also you are giving outside milk then it is advisable to get the child examined by the doctor to rule out any digestion problem or any infection. 
need of probiotics (sachet superflorax gg once a day can be given) and zinc has to be evaluated. 
in the meantime kindly continue breastfeeding to prevent dehydration. 
you can givex ors also if water loss is more
if there is blood in the stool then kindly meet the doctor immediately because it can be dysentery also.

Accepted Answer

For initial six months to 8 months the doctor is a constipation is completely normal if the child is passing sufficient amount of urine and taking all the feeds properly then there’s absolutely no problem with the constipation also