my 6 week old breastfed daughter has been pooping every 2 hours for the past one day. she farts a lot too. her stools are of the normal yellow mustard seedy texture. but is pooping so frequently normal for her age?

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Dr GhouseGuardian of 3 children3 years ago

A. there is no need to worry about the consistency frequency and colour of the stool because the baby is exclusively on mothers feeding there is no chance of any infection in the baby

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