I keep reading that there shouldn't be a smell to the newborn's poop but we think he smells. Is something wrong. I think we are going to call our pediatrician anyway.
2006-11-01 06:09:33 · 14 answers · asked by bluegoose 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Everyone's poop smells. My kid's newborn poop was the nastiest. It's normal.
2006-11-01 06:12:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well when my daughter was a newborn I never recal smelling her poop. Now that she's 18 months it smells but I don't remember it ever smelling until she was about 2-3 months.
2006-11-01 06:13:02 · answer #2 · answered by I smile because of them ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Formula fed babies smell worse than breastfed babies.
Personally I find newborn breastfed baby poop smells like unpopped microwave popcorn. Not strongly though. And I wouldn't say it is really smells, I mean everything smells a little bit, except maybe glass. Baby farts though sometimes those can clear the room.
2006-11-01 06:15:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, my newborns bowel movements smelled and I too was a bit confused because all the books say theyre not supposed to if youre breastfeeding. So we went to the doctor who sighed and said it WAS poop, you know :) Babys poop, even at day 3 smells, breastfeeding or bottlefeeding. Dont fret! (but lord i know thats easy to say but impossible when youre a new parent :0))
Goodluck
2006-11-01 07:39:42 · answer #4 · answered by Quater 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It does have a smell, it's just not really, really strong. It's ok for it to smell a little, especially if you're bottle feeding. "No smell" just means that it doesn't run you out of the room like a baby who's started eating solids. Now that smells!
2006-11-01 06:13:16 · answer #5 · answered by momof3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a baby is formula fed then yes there is a smell to the BM, if it's breast fed exclusively, then normally, no there isn't too much of a smell. The consistancy of a formula fed baby's BM vs. a breastfed baby's BM is also conciderably different. A breastfed baby's BM is more yellowish in color and "seedy" looking. Whereas a formula fed baby's BM ranges from the yellowish color to a darker brown (most iron containing formulas cause this).
2006-11-01 06:14:37 · answer #6 · answered by Crystal 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It shouldn't smell like grown-up poop, but, it will have some smell to it. If it's REALLY offensive there might be a problem.
2006-11-01 06:14:33 · answer #7 · answered by Annette T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there was always a smell with my newborns, it was nothing like the normal odor, but did have a smell.
2006-11-01 06:12:20 · answer #8 · answered by a_good_one_waiting 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, my hubby thinks that a newborns is worse than anything, he would rather change a 3 year old than a 1 week old
2006-11-01 06:18:44 · answer #9 · answered by notAminiVANmama 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All poop smells.
2006-11-01 06:13:56 · answer #10 · answered by CelebrateMeHome 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋