Newborn: Normal Gastrointestinal Pattern
1. A term baby is ready to digest fats, carbs, and proteins at birth
2. After the baby is born, he/she should pass meconium within 24 to 48 hours of life. If infant does not pass stool, alert the doctor/NP
3. Meconium is tarry, sticky, black or dark green and odorless during the first few days of life
4. After the GI tract develops normal flora, the infant stool will have odor
5. A breast-fed baby's stool is seedy, yellow mustard gold and soft to liquid; stools more frequently
6. A formula-fed infant's stool is pale yellow, formed and firmer