If there’s one sure thing to look forward to as a new parent, it’s that you’re going to have a lot of diapers to change. And sometimes, what's IN those diapers can be pretty mysterious! Today, Barbara Calkins, MD, a pediatrician from the Children's Wisconsin Westbrook Pediatrics primary care office, gives us the real scoop on baby's poop — what’s normal, why it changes so much, and what it can tell you about what's going on inside your baby's body.
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