Green poop?

[babygirlsmama]

So my precious little eight week old just started making green poops. We are EBFing and have since she was born. Till now, she had the typical mustard, seedy poops. I had read that any range of mustardy yellow thru green was fine and normal, but I just read something that said that if baby is having a lot of bright green poops it may mean she is only getting foremilk and not so much hindmilk.

But she seems happy and satisfied...and not especially gassy or hungry all the time, which are also supposed to be related to a foremilk only situation.

Thoughts? Has anyone experienced this, gotten any advice about it? We happen to see our pediatrician (who is very BF friendly) next week, so I will ask her, but in the meantime......

Thanks!!

[GreenGranolaMama]

It could be a number of different things... it could be related to foremilk/ hindmilk imbalance. It helped us to do 2 feedings on each breast. I know block feeding is another method that some Moms use, but I have never tried it.
This poo chart is kinda helpful to decode poos, I often used it when I was working as a homevisiter
http://www.drjaygordon.com/developme...ricks/poop.asp

[EmilyG]

My dd has had green poops ever since my mature milk came in at abour 4 weeks, I talked to her ped. about it last week at her 4-month well baby check and she said that as long as she is growing well, and isn't fussy like she's hungry all the time or in pain from tummy cramps, than she wasn't worried about it.
Who ever knew I'd be so obsessed over my baby's poop, lol, I even took pictures of it!

[PatioGardener]

I figure we all have different coloured poop! If baby is growing well and happy then I only worry if poop is red or black (blood), or hard/pellet like.

[kismetbaby]

My LO went through a period of green poop around 6 weeks old. I got really freaked out and thought it might be the fore/hindmilk imbalance. Also was advised it could be a sign of a food intolerance so I cut out diary for a couple weeks.

In any case, nothing I did seemed to make a lot of difference and his poops slowly changed back to yellow over the course of a few weeks. Now I see maybe one green poo every couple days. Still don't know what causes this, but as long as he's happy and eating well, I've decided its nothing to fret about.

They change so fast. . .could be your LO has/is having some sort of growth spurt or and this is affecting the way she eats or digests. Also I have heard that a passing virus can affect their guts this way.

[babygirlsmama]

Thanks for the insights, mamas! I am intrigued by the idea it could be a normal phase that could pass. I will also check out the poo chart!

I am also obsessed with her poo....I was thinking of emailing my ped a pic of the poop! Funny what we obsess about huh?

So far baby is fine and not excessively gassy or hungry (at least not more than usual). I think I will just see how she progresses in the next week or so. Thanks!

[lotus.blossom]

My baby had that too around that age. It lasted for a few weeks and then went back to normal. I think my ds1 had it too but it amazing how much you forget between kids!! I played around with eliminating different things but ultimately it just stopped one day as suddently as it started.

[GreenGranolaMama]

Originally Posted by lotus.blossom

My baby had that too around that age. It lasted for a few weeks and then went back to normal. I think my ds1 had it too but it amazing how much you forget between kids!! I played around with eliminating different things but ultimately it just stopped one day as suddently as it started.

It seems like this is the way with most of DSs rash/poo issues... Something new will happen in terms of poo color rash, I freak out/ obsess/ stop eating anything and everything under the sun that might be an allergen until...all of a sudden... like a miracle, it's gone!

Not gonna lie, I totally brought a dirty prefold with me to my last check up ( my MIL is DS's ped...) DS had a spot of blood in his poo AND green poo AND a rash... and I was scared. My MIL laughed a little at me, told me I was an awesome Mama and that it wasn't really anything to worry about. I've also been known to photo text her pictures of weird bug bites he got over the summer... I've calmed down quite a bit since The weirdest thing, is that before DS I never worried about ANYTHING!

[babygirlsmama]

That is funny...I read online somewhere where a ped had to discourage parents from bringing poo samples to his office...I guess it is pretty common! I just took a pic and will email it to my ped....that should be less messy!