Question
My son is one week old. Today, he had two bowel movements. The first half of the first movement was formed, but the latter half became wetter and finally turned into a looser pasty substance. The second bowel movement was all loose and seemed to contain undigested matter. The bowel movements occurred at 6:30 AM and 7:30 PM. Is this indigestion?
Answer
Pay attention to the following points to prevent your baby from getting infected with bacteria without causing stomach discomfort or gastroenteritis: All feeding utensils must be disinfected before use, even if they are new; if there is no refrigerator, the baby should only be breastfed; if there is milk left in the bottle after the baby finishes drinking, the remaining milk should be discarded and not saved for the next feeding. Because his saliva has contaminated the milk. Even if the baby has not touched the milk that has been heated, it should be discarded because heated milk is prone to bacterial growth; prepared milk should be kept in the refrigerator and not exceed 24 hours; the bottle should be kept in a disinfectant before use (the effective time of the disinfectant is 24 hours), so that the bottle will not be contaminated by bacteria in the air.