Black smooth sausage

Formed (Smooth sausage)

Your baby’s poos can vary from soft to formed. Their consistency and colour will change over time, and this is normal. Formula-fed babies tend to produce more formed poos than breastfed babies.

Black

A newborn’s first poo is called meconium. It is usually a thick, black or dark green, sometimes tar-like substance, and perfectly normal. The colour and consistency of the poo will change soon as your baby is drinking more milk.If your newborn has not passed meconium within 24 hours after birth, your newborn continues to have black poo for more than two to three days after birth, or your baby’s poo returns to the black or tar-like colour after having passed their meconium, contact your healthcare professional for advice. This is not a medical assessment or diagnosis. It is general information only. Always seek the advice of your healthcare professional.