A full-term baby, exclusively breast fed, at the end of 1 week was passing golden yellow stools and was found to have adequate hydration with the normal systemic examination. The weight of the baby was just the same as it was at birth. The paediatrician should now advise –

Loss of weight in the first few days of birth is a normal phenomenon.  -  Nelson . A newborn loses up to 10% of his body weight in the first few days of birth. He regains his birth weight by the age of 10 days. The golden yellow colour of the stool is perfectly normal. " The number colour and consistency of stools may vary greatly in the same infant and between infants of similar age. The colour of the stool has little significance except for the presence of blood or absence of bilirubin products."  - Nelson 16th/e