Formula-fed Stools, Normal

• Meconium Stools are dark greenish-black, thick and sticky.They normally are passed during the first 3 days of life.
• Transitional Stools (a mix of meconium and milk stools) are greenish-brown and more loose.They are passed day 4 to 5 of life.
• Milk Stools without any meconium present are seen from day 6 onward.
• Formula-fed babies pass 1 to 8 stools per day during the first week, then 1 to 4 per day until 2 months of age.The stools are yellow in color and peanut butter in consistency.
• After 2 months of age, most infants pass 1 or 2 stools per day (or every other day) and they have a soft solid consistency.