Baby Poop - Pls Tell Me If It's Normal or Not

Just because a baby is breastfed and taking in solids doesn't mean he (or she) cannot take in other liquids. I breastfed all of my children but I began offering water and juice as they got older, in addition to them taking in breast milk, I offered other "beverages" to give variety to their palates. I don't know I'd be too concerned about dry poop as I would be most interested in knowing how many wet (urine soaked ) diapers he produces. How is his weight gain? What is normal for one may not seem normal to another but is completely normal to the individual it is happening to. If he wasn't pooping at all, I'd be concerned but it's always wise to discuss all of your concerns with your pediatrician since he or she has known your son since birth.

Pooping frequency really varies and in breastfed babies.

IS he, getting enough intake?
Do you have enough milk?
Is he latching on properly?
If not, then he will not be getting enough intake. Then maybe dry/hard poops.

And yes, no water to the point he is not nursing.

Nurse on-demand. Never by a schedule. A baby will even often 'cluster feed' meaning they will need to feed even every single hour.
Normal. And per growth-spurts.

If anything, ask your Ped.
But poop frequency does vary... and the consistency.
I assume, he is also on solids.
And you said, he's eating solids 3 times a day.
But, For the 1st year, a baby does not have to eat solids, 3 times a day. Even just once a day is fine. For the 1st year, solids is only 'practice' for eating and not their main course.
For the 1st year, breastmilk or Formula, is a baby's PRIMARY source of nutrition... NOT solids and NOT other liquids. They can have water... but not as a main source for liquids.

Always nurse, before solids. Or a baby will be too full to nurse and start to wean from breast.
Even if on solids, always nurse on-demand.

all the best,
Susan

You could try adding a little bit of fiber to his diet. Apple sauce and prunes might soften it up a bit. If you start to think he's at all constipated, make sure to avoid bananas and cheese.

We've had problems with constipation with one of our boys, and we've found increasing apple sauce and prunes and decreasing cheese and bananas can really help.

My daughter is 10 months old as well and eats 3 meals a day, and is breastfed. Sometimes she has dry hard poops and I always make sure I watch her intake of rice, bananas, applesauce and cheese. (YES- applesauce is bad for constipation!!) You can try switching from rice cereal to barley, because it has more fiber and does not cause the constipation that rice does. This helped my daughter a LOT. My ped told M. to give her peaches, pears, plums, apricots, peas, and green beans. The ped also recommended a little bit of apple or white grape juice. (But not applesauce!) The sugar in the juice helps get things moving.

I introduced a sippy cup of water with my daughter and she has that during her meal times. Babies typically don't "need" to drink water, because the breastmilk should provide plenty of liquid, but learning how to drink from a cup will a very important skill in a few months.

Just a side note, the reason that we aren't supposed to give our babies milk before the age of 1 is not necessarily due to allergies- it is because cow's milk has empty calories and no nutritional benefit for children less than 1. So you shouldn't have to worry if there is some dairy in your son's food. In fact, yogurt with active cultures is SO GOOD for babies over 8 months- (providing your child doesn't have sensitivities to milk.) The active cultures definitely help with constipation problems because it puts good bacteria into the colon.YoBaby and Brown Cow (cream top) are 2 whole-milk yogurts that have live active cultures. Lots of sugar, yes, but unless you make your own yogurt, get used to the sugar thing... :)

A great website that has recommended ages for solid foods is wholesomebabyfood.com. Even if you don't plan on making your own food, this website has almost all the information you could ever need!

around the time we started introduceing solids that is when the poop started to change consistancy ... i think it should still be soft not "rabbit pellets" but we had that a few times too. If it continues you should double check with the pedi but I think once in a while is not bad and you also got some pretty good reccomendations on diet changes as well. But again I would not worry too much if it is not consistant.

It sounds like my daughter. We took my son to the doctor because we thought his poop was too loose all the time, turns out his was perfectly normal and my daughters was WAY TOO hard. She was constipated and we hadn't realized it. Oops! The doctor told us to try some prune juice in a bottle or sippy cup, and it helped the first day or two. I would try that... Good luck.

Edit: I see you have also had suggestions not to feed solids 3x a day because they aren't necessary for the first year? My pediatrician really wanted our kids to have 3 meals a day by 10 months, so check with your doctor before taking anyones advice (including mine!) Doctor knows best. :)

at 10 months old if he is having hard stools I would give him the P's, peaches, prunes, and i forgot the third p but it should help with the hard poops. if he doesnt seem uncomfortable or gassy i wouldn't really worry about it. My daughter has had rabbit poops for a long time but goes twice a day but doesn't complain of discomfort.