Hi,

After about 8-12 weeks some babies go several days between poos - even a week or more. the longest I heard of and the baby was perfectly healthy was 30 days! Breastmilk is so perfectly suited to your baby's needs that there is literally no waste.

But, remember, this information is for onlder babies. In the first 6-8 weeks infrequent poos is a bit of a red flag. It is the commonest sign the baby is not getting enough milk. No need to panic - but it is something that needs to be looked into. It's usually easily fixed.

Sometimes you get people telling a mum of a newborn it's OK if he doesn't poo for several days. Not good advice.
Babies keep us on our toes - just when we think we've worked it out - it all changes