🍼 Newborn Poop: What’s Normal & What’s Not? By Dr. Tarun Anand 1. First Poop (Meconium) • Dark green/black in color • Sticky and tar-like • Usually passed within the first 24–48 hours 2. Transition Stool • Changes from greenish-brown to yellow • Appears after 3–4 days 3. Breastfed Baby Poop • Mustard yellow with a seedy texture • Often loose or watery – completely normal 4. Formula-fed Baby Poop • Tan or yellow-brown • Firmer compared to breastfed stools 5. When to Worry 🚨 • White, red, or bla

Baby poop can come in many shades, including orange, yellow, tan, or brown. The color and texture may provide hints to your baby’s diet or health Yellow, mushy stool is perfectly healthy for breastfed babies. Still, there are many shades of baby poop. Here’s a color-by-color guide for parents of newborns: Black or dark green. After birth, the first stool a baby passes is black or dark green and tarry. This type of baby poop is known as meconium. Yellow-green. Your baby’s poop may turn this color