When you take your baby home from hospital, it quickly becomes apparent that they get through a fair few – ok, loads of nappies in a day.It’s not unheard of for parents to be changing them 10 or 12 times in 24 hours, in addition to feeding them, and not sleeping much, which, if you ask us, is a real Herculean effort. Lots of these nappy changes should solely be for wees and there will also be a fair few poos. But how many poos are newborns meant to do exactly?The answer will of course vary depending on your baby, their digestive system and whether they’re formula fed or breastfed or a bit of both. It will also depend on how many days old they are. On days 1-2, for instance, babies will have one or more bowel movements per day and it’ll be a dark and sticky poo known as meconium.After that, they start having more normal poos which are yellow in colour – although formula fed babies will have a slightly darker stool.According to NCT, they should be having two or more poos per day on days 3-4 and at least two poos on days 5-6.Some babies who breastfeed might poo after every feed in the early weeks, so it’s not unheard of for babies to be doing eight poos a day. (Trust me, I’ve seen it firsthand.) For
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