Dirty nappies have suddenly decreased after 4 weeks?

Has anyone else noticed a drop in dirty nappies? We were changing 2 -3 a day and now it’s gone to 1 in 48 hours and we have now gone over that still waiting on a poo. Baby is happy in herself and having lots of wet nappies and when she goes it’s huge but very loose so not constipated. Just worried as it’s aligned with her being fussier feeding around this age.

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How is baby fed breast or formula?

Absolutely normal. My MW says to monitor wet nappies. Poop can vary. Only if baby hasn’t pooped for 5 days straight that’s something to be monitored.

It could be because baby is learning to poo on their own? I think it started around that time for us, now we get like 2 poos a day but it takes a lot of effort from him!

This is very normal. My boy at 3 weeks was pooing several times a day, then on a Thursday did a massive one and then nothing until the Monday 🫠 people on here was saying to get it checked but I spoke to the doctor and they said that they aren't worried until it's been 10 days without poo.

He now poos once every 24-48 hours. Breastmilk is far easier digested and there is much less waste produced from it so it can be normal for some breastfed babies to poo less. The La Leche League website has some good info about it on there.

So don't let anyone worry you ❤️ if she's happy in herself then don't worry. Xxx

Our boy poos every other day. Is breast fed but the poos are much bigger! Doctor isn’t concerned and will only be if we go 5 days

I saw a feeding specialist on Wednesday my boy has dropped to every other day, she said normal for breast fed babies! X

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