💩 Newborn Poop Color Guide – What’s Normal & What’s Not? 👶🍼 Yes mama, baby poop tells a story 😅 and knowing what’s normal can save you a LOT of worry. 🖤 Black (Meconium) – First poop! Totally normal 💚➡️💛 Green to Yellow – Transition phase, all good 💛 Mustard Yellow – Breastfed baby = healthy digestion 🤎 Light Brown/Tan – Common with formula-fed babies 💚 Green – Often normal (iron, fast digestion) 🫧 Mucus/Slime – Monitor baby closely ⚪ White/Pale – 🚨 See a doctor 🔴 Red or Black later

Understanding Your Newborn’s Stool Patterns: A Quick Guide When your newborn arrives, expect their first bowel movement to be meconium—a dark green and tarry stool—within the first 24 hours of birth. 🍼 By the 3rd day, you might notice an increase in stool frequency, with the stools becoming semi-loose and greenish-yellow. These will typically normalize within the next 1-2 days. So don't panic. By the 5th to 7th day, breastfed babies often produce frequent golden-yellow, semi-loose, and sticky s

🍼 Newborn Poop: What’s Normal & What’s Not? By Dr. Tarun Anand 1. First Poop (Meconium) • Dark green/black in color • Sticky and tar-like • Usually passed within the first 24–48 hours 2. Transition Stool • Changes from greenish-brown to yellow • Appears after 3–4 days 3. Breastfed Baby Poop • Mustard yellow with a seedy texture • Often loose or watery – completely normal 4. Formula-fed Baby Poop • Tan or yellow-brown • Firmer compared to breastfed stools 5. When to Worry 🚨 • White, red, or bla

924K views · 2.9K reactions | Newborn care tip! ⁣ ⁣ Apply Vaseline or Aquaphor to baby’s bottom before baby’s first poop⁣! ⁣ That first poop, aka meconium, tends to be VERY dark and sticky ⁣ ⁣ The Vaseline helps make wiping it off a WHOLE lot easier ⁣ | Mommy Labor Nurse | Facebook