Table 3.

Stool characteristics at 6 and 12 weeks postnatal

	LBP	HBP	BF
6 weeks
Stools per day	2.0 ± 0.2*	2.4 ± 0.3*	3.8 ± 0.5
Stool consistency score	1.9 ± 0.1*	1.9 ± 0.0*	2.4 ± 0.1
Percent of infants with hard stools	16.7%	23.1%	5.0%
12 weeks
Stools per day	1.6 ± 0.2*	1.4 ± 0.1*	3.2 ± 0.5
Stool consistency score	2.0 ± 0.1*	2.0 ± 0.1*	2.4 ± 0.1
Percent of infants with hard stools	23.8%*	14.3%	0.0%

Mean ± SEM or percent.

*p < 0.05 compared to BF.