Question
A 28-year-old mother, lacking experience in raising her child, wants to know: Why do babies poop immediately after drinking milk?
Answer
Babies tend to poop immediately after drinking milk due to a normal physiological reflex that occurs during the feeding process. When a baby suckles milk, the movement of the stomach accelerates, which in turn stimulates the colon to move, leading to the baby pooping after eating. It is important to observe the frequency of the baby’s bowel movements. Normally, most babies will have bowel movements two to five times a day, but as they grow older, the frequency of bowel movements will gradually decrease.