Your baby's diapers are a good indicator of whether she is getting enough milk.

Because colostrum is concentrated, your baby may have only one or two wet diapers in the first 24 hours after birth.

Newborns' stools are thick and tarry at first and become more greenish-yellow as your milk comes in, which is usually about three or four days after birth.

The more your baby nurses, the more dirty diapers he or she will have.

You should be watching your baby for the following:

Six or more wet diapers per day, with clear or very pale urine.

Fewer diapers or darker urine may mean your baby's not getting enough to drink. Orange crystals in a wet diaper may be a sign of a sign of inadequate fluid intake or dehydration.

Four or more yellow, seedy bowel movements per day, usually one after each feeding.

After about a month, some breastfed babies have fewer bowel movements and some
may go a few days without passing motion.

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