The following guidelines show how often your baby may feed, and how many wet and dirty nappies you can expect.

Weight loss
All babies lose weight in the first few days after birth. After this, they begin gaining weight and by 2 weeks, they are generally back at their birth weight.
Newborn nappies
Your baby should be producing wet and dirty nappies. Your baby’s first dirty nappies are black and tarry. This is called meconium.
Over the next day or so, your baby’s poos become greenish in colour. By day 5 your baby will have yellow seedy poos.
Here's what you can expect from your baby's nappies per day:
Day 1
- 1 wet nappy - over 24 hours
- 1 stool - black
Day 2
- 2 wet nappies
- 2 stools - black
Day 3
- 3 wet nappies
- 3 stools - black or green
Day 4
- 4 wet nappies
- 3 to 4 stools - green or yellow
Day 5
- 5 wet nappies
- stools should turn yellow
6 days to 6 weeks
- 6 wet nappies - heavy wet with pale, yellow or clear urine
- 3 to 8 stools - yellow, seedy, runny to loose
6 weeks to 6 months
3 to 5 stools daily, but may skip days - yellow, soft and may thicken over time because of milk composition changes
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