My paedeatrician prescribed Neocate as he suspected an allergy to her current formula. She has been on it for 2 days and just passed her first bowel motion. It was large, black and sticky. It was the same as her first bowel movements as a newborn. Is this normal?
Many thanks. I want to ask more questions from you. When did your baby pass first black sticky stool, either within 12 hours of age or after 24 hours of age? Is your baby passing daily stool or not?first black stool is called meconium, it is very sticky.it is normal thing. If he pass delayed meconium, and he is constipated then needs further evaluation and management to exclude Hirschprungs disease. If he passed meconium with white plug in front of then we called meconium plug which some time associated with Cystic fibrosis. I will advise you don't use any medication or different formula at this age without proper diagnosis.