Congratulations on your new little alien! Babies are their own special beings and that means that their poop is different as well. The initial type of baby poop is called meconium. Meconium is black and sticky, almost tar like. This is the poop that your baby made in the womb before they were born and it can take a few days to come out.
Yes, it is hard to clean.Sometimes a wet towel or a mini sponge bath is needed. If you feel like you’ve had to rub hard, it may be nice to put some vaseline or aquaphor on your baby’s bottom to help soothe the skin and make the next diaper change easier.
Over the first few days of life, your baby’s poop should transition from black and sticky to yellow or green and more seedy as they make new poop from breastmilk and formula, and get rid of meconium. There are many “normal” colors for baby poop. It tends to be yellow, green, and brown, but as your baby gets older and their diet expands, that will change.
The only abnormal colors for baby poop are black (concerning for bleeding in the stomach or upper intestines), red (concerning for lower intestinal bleeding), or white (concerning for bile duct problems).
Newborns should be pooping at least once a day, often more frequently than that. Breastfed babies tend to poop more frequently (sometimes after every feed) than formula fed babies (usually 1-2 times a day).