Question
How about a 2-month-old and 20-day-old infant weighing 11 jin (about 5.5 kg) and 56 cm tall, who is breastfed, and has stools on average every 5 days, and the stools are not dry? Is this normal?
Answer
When assessing whether an infant is constipated, the consistency of the stool is more important than the frequency. If an infant’s stool is soft, without hard lumps, it is considered normal even if it is only passed every 4 to 5 days, which is relatively common in breastfed infants aged 2 to 3 months. However, if the stool is dry and hard, difficult to pass, with small amounts and granular in appearance, then it is constipation. Therefore, based on the description provided, the infant’s stool condition can be regarded as normal.