How often does your kid poop?

[liziz]

Just trying to get a sense of what's normal, because I'm pretty sure every 3 days isn't.

[jnnfrrose6]

I honestly have no idea. The new school doesn't tell us if she's had poopy diapers or not. I wouldn't worry about every 3 days if there's no straining to do it and it isn't hard every time.

[lea]

2-4x a day. It's a wonder he manages to gain weight at all because he eats so little, I don't know how he produces that much waste.

[soon2bmrsn]

Every morning like clockwork and sometimes (maybe 50% of the time) again later as well.

[olive]

Usually the once a day! Sometimes twice. He skips days occasionally too.

[walterjenne]

Usually at least 3 sometimes 6. It's insane!

[liziz]

I wasn't worried about every 3 days, because it was no big deal, but right now, even though her poop isn't hard and she's not straining that much, the buildup to it is rough. Lots of crying, saying she needs to go, wanting to take her diaper off, but it's anywhere from 1-12 hours before actual poop happens. She was a miserable jerk at concert in the park yesterday because she only pooped about 1/3 of it - the rest came out at DC today.
Random aside: stupid thing I love about cloth diapers is that I get her poop report via her actual poop/wet diapers each day.

[hurricanerek]

Once a day is typical for us. Sometimes twice. Now that she pretty exclusively poops on the potty, it's easier to keep track.

[honeybee434]

So much poop over here! 2-5 times a day, usually.

She also eats a TON of berries, so I feel like that probably has something to do with it. Blueberries, raspberries and blackberries are a staple in our house for her at most meals or for snacks.

[liziz]

Jul 9, 2016 13:43:12 GMT -5 @zerozeroone said:

liziz, I buy prunes because we like them and DS loves them as a snack. Maybe that would help if she likes them? They helped a lot when I was pregnant haha.

Yeah, it's worth a try - she loves raisins, and eats a ton of strawberries (3 baskets most weeks) so maybe I'll just cut back on bananas and cheese for a bit and see what happens.

[lucanjo14]

DS poops usually 3-4 times a day!

[mary1217]

At least once a day, sometimes more.

[liziz]

We're trying to convince her she likes dried apricots, hopefully that will help (She avoids all orange fruit...weirdo!).

[Liv]

when J was doing grain more often, her poops were few and far between. but since cutting that, it's been way more consistent and she's been much less constipated.

[missilini]

DD poops 3-5 times a day. I was worried, but the pedi says it is fine. She also eats a lot of berries and lately is increasing her veggie intake.

[liziz]

We asked pedi about it yesterday at her check up - he said she's probably scared that it will hurt, so she's not going as often as she should, which makes it hurt, which is a cycle. We've seen some improvement with a daily applesauce pouch, and pedi said to give her miralax basically until it's not painful and she forgets about it being painful, and then to wean her off of it and she'll go more regularly.
H has a funky digestive system, and he thinks this would have helped him as a kid, so we're doing it.

[honeybee434]

DD has been constipated out of nowhere for the last week. I feel so bad for her but nothing seems to work right now. I'm assuming she isn't drinking enough water. I picked up some fiber gummies at Sprouts so I'm hoping they will help even her out. They had a few different things to try for constipation, so I'm a little nervous I picked the wrong thing. I just feel so bad for her!