9 month old DD pooping constantly???

my 9 month old is literally pooping every hour-2 hours of the day- the constant diaper changes are driving me crazy- especially because I need to care for her twin as well!! if it were diarrhea I would take her to the doc right away but her poops are normal color and consistency for a baby- just often it is a little bit and thats it- though 1 or 2 times a day its an average amount...I really dont know what to make of this..its the 2nd day its happening and she doesnt like to have a dirty diaper on for a second so the minute she goes she shrieks for me to change it- this whole thing is really tough on all of us...any ideas why this is happening? she is eating all the same things she has always eaten.....baby food and formula (she refuses any table foods)....I wish there was some home remedy I could try to get this to stop...I am changing her so often I feel like thats all I am doing! and yesterday after I took off her dirty diaper and cleaned her before her bath- she actually pooped during her bath too! which has NEVER happened....she seems to have control over it and it looks normal it just happens waaay too often...any ideas of what this is and how to fix it would be very much appreciated!

Active Poster Joined: Dec 07 2009 Posts: 56

The same thing happens to my 10 month old and all my babies when a new tooth is coming in. Good luck

Gold Member Joined: Jan 12 2010 Posts: 2346 Location: US

What did the doctor say? I had this with a 2 1/2 yo. After several days I asked the doctor and he said I can test for shigella but by the time I was ready to do so, she stopped doing it.

Silver Member Joined: Jan 09 2011 Posts: 912

I havent taken her yet..she just went about a week ago before this started because she was sneezing and he said she had a virus....