Your baby may pass mucus in their stool as part of the natural digestive process. But certain health conditions, such as an allergy or infection, can also cause mucus in their poop. Because their ...

Allergies and food sensitivities can cause diarrhea or lead to mucus in a baby’s poop, though this is uncommon. In babies who chestfeed, a sudden change in the breastfeeding parent’s diet may ...

Is mucus more common in breastfed baby poop? Yes. Because their stool passes through the intestines more quickly than the poop of formula-fed babies, breastfed babies may have more mucus in their ...

A mucus-like or frothy texture can ... A newborn can have few bowel movements early on. If you’re breastfeeding or chestfeeding, your baby may poop only once per week when they get to the ...

mucus, bile, and skin cells. It often looks like greenish-black tar or motor oil. RELATED: 10 Things You Never Knew About Meconium Normal Breastfed Baby Poop As Baby digests breast milk ...

Cells, amniotic fluid and other material the baby has swallowed in the womb — as well as mucus ... causes of red poop include swallowing blood from mom’s nipples during breastfeeding ...

Formula-fed babies' poop is usually soft, but more firm than that of a breastfed baby ... green poop streaked with mucus can be an indication of a drooly, teething baby (mucus in saliva doesn ...

The consistency, color, and even how often they poop can vary depending on if the baby is breastfed or formula-fed. About 3 days after birth, the poop of breastfed babies changes from meconium to ...

Medically reviewed by Lyndsey Garbi, MD It can be hard to tell what's normal when it comes to baby poop, especially in the ...