Question
My newborn has diarrhea while breastfeeding, but it improves when fed formula. The baby is five days old, weighs six pounds, and consumes 50 milliliters of formula every hour. The stool is watery and occurs every half hour. How can this be resolved? It’s been five days.
Answer
Based on your description, the baby can take some probiotics and attapulgite powder to stop the diarrhea. It is recommended to keep the baby’s belly warm, change diapers without letting the belly get cold, and the mother should avoid eating cold, spicy, greasy foods. It is normal for breastfed babies to have looser stools than formula-fed babies. These are the suggestions for the question “How to relieve diarrhea in newborns who are breastfeeding?” I hope this helps you, and wish you good health!