Child Stages: Urine and Bowel Movements - Child Development

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Urine and Bowel Movements

Newborn to 3 months
While at the hospital, newborns are closely observed to make sure they start urinating and pass their first bowel movement. The first urine a baby passes usually looks normal, but occasionally newborns pass pinkish crystals of a substance called urate.

Babies normally urinate 6 to 10 times a day — a sign that they are drinking enough and their kidneys are functioning well. For breastfed babies, the frequency may be less in the first several days until their mothers' milk supply comes in.

In addition to urine, it is important to pay attention to a baby's bowel movements. A newborn's first stool is blackish and sticky. This early stool, called meconium, is gradually replaced (usually within a few days) by normal, greenish, or yellowish stools. Breastfed babies in particular tend to have several mustard-colored, loosely formed, or even watery stools a day — sometimes after every feeding.

Constipation or going days without a bowel movement does not normally occur in the first month, and should be discussed with a pediatrician.

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