10 or more watery stools in 24 hours—or a sudden jump that outpaces feeds—with dehydration signs is too many poop diapers for a newborn.

A healthy newborn usually poops 1–4 times a day in early weeks; breastfed babies may go more often, and patterns change after 6 weeks.

Newborns usually pee 1–2 times on day 1, 2–3 on day 2, then at least 6 wet diapers a day by day 5 as milk intake rises.

By day 5–7, expect 6+ pees and 3–4 yellow seedy poops every 24 hours; counts are lower on days 1–3 and can vary with feeding.

Newborns may poop several times a day or once every few days; breastfed babies usually go more often than formula-fed babies.

Most newborns pee 2–3 times daily in the first 48 hours, then at least 5–6 times every 24 hours after day 4–5.

In the first weeks, newborns often have 2–5 poops a day; breastfed babies may reach 3–6+, and after 6 weeks some go daily while others skip days.

During week one, expect four or more dirty diapers a day; after that, formula-fed newborns pass at least one poop daily.

On day one, most newborns pass at least one meconium stool; many have 1–2 poops within the first 24 hours.

Newborns pass anywhere from one to ten poops a day, with breastfed babies often pooping after many feeds in the first weeks, then less often after six weeks.