In the first week of life baby may pass urine 5 to 6 times a day but after that the number of times increases and by around 1 month of age baby will be passing urine 15 to 20 times a day. However, when one is using disposable nappies it is difficult to count the number of times baby passes urine. If you are not sure whether the baby is passing enough urine or not you may use cloth nappies to check.
As far as stool is concerned, the number of times the baby will pass stool varies a lot. A breast fed baby usually passes yellow semi liquid stools. Usually in the first week of life the number of stool passing may be 5 to 10 a day or sometimes more. At times the baby will pass small amount of stool when she passes gas. Usually the number of times that baby passes stool decreases as the baby grows. By 1 month to 2 months of age, baby may pass stool once a day or at times she may not pass stool for 3 to 5 days and after that she will pass large amount of soft formed stool. This is normal and not constipation, and does not require treatment.
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