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Mucous poop
My baby is 45 days old. He just take a feed of 5-10 min every 2hrs. He makes wet diaper more than 10 a day and poops 1 or 2 times a day. Today he poops mucus type of poop with yellow colour. My question is does the baby feeding sufficiently ? Why it is mucus poop? What concern should I take
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Mucus is fine. And since baby is urinating a lot so feed is adequate. If doubt express the feed and give calculated feed for a day. And ull know
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Dr. Aishwarya D
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Chennai
It seems normal not to worry
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Rajkot
It's normal
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Dr. Tangade Vishal Bhanudas
Pediatrician
3 yrs exp
Pune
It's normal.
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Dr. Prashanth Kumar T
Pediatrician
7 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Feeding every 2nd hrly is sufficient .
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Mucous stool whether any smell comes should find more
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Dr. Vinit M Mehta
Pediatrician
7 yrs exp
Vadodara
Wet diapers 10 in a day so feed is adequate
Mucous poop is common till 6 months of age
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Dr. Shebin C E
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Kanyakumari
Greetings kindly feed the child every 2 hrly for atleast 20 min feed from one side at a time , passing stools is normal
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