Because your baby is eating more solid foods, his bowel movements may change. Solid food moves more slowly through the intestines. And stools become heavier and less frequent.
Some babies have one or two bowel movements a day. Your baby may have one every other day. For some children that's normal. If the bowel movement is hard and painful, check with your doctor.
It is too early for your baby to start learning to use the toilet. This learning must wait until two things happen. Your child must be able to feel his body's "need to go." He must also be able to get to the toilet. Usually this doesn't happen until a child is two years old or older. Trying to start earlier will be frustrating for you and your baby.
You can start preparing for this learning now. Talk to your baby when you change his diaper. Say, for example, "Wow! Your diaper is so wet this morning. Let's change it and make you clean and dry again." This helps your baby learn the words wet and dry. This helps him connect being dry to being comfortable.
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