When does a baby have its first bowel movement?
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When does a baby normally have its first bowel movement? When does a baby sometimes have its first bowel movement? When might a baby have its first bowel movement if it has a disease like Hirschsprung's disease or cystic fibrosis?
after birth ompletely passed by the end of the first few days after birth
prior to birth or during labor and delivery
No meconium is passed
Meconium
When does a baby have its first bowel movement?
Meconium Constipation Tetralogy of Fallot Constipation in children Diarrhea Talk:Meconium Human feces The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care Initial acquisition of microbiota Daniel Edwards
Meconium from 12-hour-old newborn—the <b>baby&#39;s</b> third <b>bowel movement</b>. Scale: 
5 cm left to right. Specialty &middot; Pediatrics. Meconium <b>is the</b> earliest stool of a 
mammalian <b>infant</b>. Unlike later feces, meconium <b>is</b> ... It <b>should</b> be completely 
passed by the end of the <b>first</b> few days after <b>birth</b>, <b>with</b> the stools progressing 
toward yellow&nbsp;... Constipation refers to <b>bowel movements</b> that <b>are</b> infrequent or hard to pass. The 
stool <b>is</b> often ... <b>Babies</b> often <b>have</b> three to four <b>bowel movements</b> per day while 
young children typically <b>have</b> ... If laxatives <b>are</b> used, milk of magnesia or 
polyethylene glycol <b>are</b> recommended as <b>first</b>-line agents due to <b>their</b> low cost 
<b>and</b> safety. Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) <b>is a</b> type of heart defect present <b>at birth</b>. Symptoms <b>at</b> 
<b>birth</b> may vary from none to severe. Later, there <b>are</b> typically episodes of bluish 
color to the skin known as cyanosis. When affected <b>babies</b> cry or <b>have</b> a <b>bowel</b> 
<b>movement</b>, they may develop a &quot;tet ... TOF <b>is</b> typically treated by open heart 
surgery <b>in</b> the <b>first</b> year of life. Constipation <b>in</b> children refers to the medical condition of constipation <b>in</b> children. 
It <b>is a</b> ... Children <b>have</b> different <b>bowel movement</b> patterns than adults. ... Concern 
for HD <b>should</b> be raised <b>in</b> a <b>child</b> who <b>has</b> not passed stool during the <b>first</b> 48&nbsp;... Diarrhea, also spelled diarrhoea, <b>is the</b> condition of having <b>at</b> least three loose, 
liquid, or watery <b>bowel movements</b> each day. ... Loose but non-watery stools <b>in</b> 
<b>babies</b> who <b>are</b> exclusively breastfed, however, <b>are</b> normal. ... Exclusive 
breastfeeding <b>is</b> currently recommended <b>for the first</b> six months of an <b>infant&#39;s</b> life 
by the WHO&nbsp;... Merger[edit]. I am thinking of merging <b>this</b> article <b>and</b> Meconium aspiration 
syndrome. Any objections? Any ideas which <b>should</b> be merged into which? 
Joyous 23:32, Jan 15, 2005 (UTC). Reversal of merger[edit]. Meconium <b>is a</b> 
substance. MAS <b>is a</b> syndrome caused when infants accidentally inhale that 
substance. ... That picture <b>is</b> disgusting, only some sort of <b>baby poop</b> pervert 
<b>would</b> want to&nbsp;... Human feces <b>are</b> the solid or semisolid remains of food that <b>could</b> not be 
digested or absorbed ... <b>This is a</b> normal occurrence when a prior <b>bowel</b> 
<b>movement is</b> incomplete, <b>and</b> feces <b>are</b> returned ... Meconium <b>is a</b> newborn <b>baby</b>&#39;
s <b>first</b> feces. The Common Sense Book of <b>Baby and Child</b> Care by American pediatrician 
Benjamin Spock <b>is</b> ... Spock emphasizes <b>in</b> his book that, above all, parents 
<b>should have</b> confidence <b>in</b> ... The famous <b>first</b> line of the book reads, “Trust 
yourself. ... they believed that irregularities <b>in</b> feeding <b>and bowel movements</b> 
were causing the&nbsp;... The initial acquisition of microbiota <b>is the</b> formation of an organism&#39;s microbiota 
immediately before <b>and</b> after <b>birth</b>. ... The meconium, an <b>infant&#39;s first bowel</b> 
<b>movement</b> of digested amniotic fluid, <b>has</b> also been shown to contain a diverse&nbsp;... Daniel Edwards <b>is</b> an American contemporary artist whose pieces address 
celebrity <b>and</b> ... People <b>are</b> interested <b>in</b> sex, <b>and</b> it works for art as well. ... titled 
Suri&#39;s bronzed <b>baby poop</b>, purported to be the actual <b>first bowel movement</b> of the 
<b>baby</b>&nbsp;...
after birth
Meconium