Hi all,
A quick question which I've already discussed w/ my pediatrician, but wanted more perspective from the smart mamas on MDC...
My DS (5 mos), exclusively breastfed, has, over the past 3 weeks, started pooping only once every 2-3 days. For basically DD's first year of life, she pooped a good 6 times a day, so this is totally foreign to me. He does still wet probably 4-6 times a day. He's nursing the same amount as always (about 6-7 times in a 24 hour period). The weird thing is, he passes gas quite a bit, which he never used to do, and (to be frank) it stinks - like a grown-up's gas would. And when he does finally poop, it stinks too. I'm used to the sweet-smelling breastmilk poop so I find it weird that it suddenly changed in scent. It's also darker in color than it was previously.
I did have stomach flu about 2 weeks ago, and took some immodium. I was afraid that it passed through to him and that was why the change was happening, but I haven't taken any in 2 weeks and he's continuing to not poop for days at a time.
He doesn't seem particularly uncomfortable (though the gas is strong and noisy when he passes it!) but I'm just curious why he wouldn't be pooping? Is he maybe not getting enough food? I really, really think he's getting plenty and if he wasn't he would nurse more frequently... . (In the meantime, I have MIL constantly in my ear about starting him on solid foods b/c "he's a big boy, he needs it" grrrr.)
Any thoughts or comments on digestion of breast milk much appreciated!
~ Gina
A quick question which I've already discussed w/ my pediatrician, but wanted more perspective from the smart mamas on MDC...
My DS (5 mos), exclusively breastfed, has, over the past 3 weeks, started pooping only once every 2-3 days. For basically DD's first year of life, she pooped a good 6 times a day, so this is totally foreign to me. He does still wet probably 4-6 times a day. He's nursing the same amount as always (about 6-7 times in a 24 hour period). The weird thing is, he passes gas quite a bit, which he never used to do, and (to be frank) it stinks - like a grown-up's gas would. And when he does finally poop, it stinks too. I'm used to the sweet-smelling breastmilk poop so I find it weird that it suddenly changed in scent. It's also darker in color than it was previously.
I did have stomach flu about 2 weeks ago, and took some immodium. I was afraid that it passed through to him and that was why the change was happening, but I haven't taken any in 2 weeks and he's continuing to not poop for days at a time.
He doesn't seem particularly uncomfortable (though the gas is strong and noisy when he passes it!) but I'm just curious why he wouldn't be pooping? Is he maybe not getting enough food? I really, really think he's getting plenty and if he wasn't he would nurse more frequently... . (In the meantime, I have MIL constantly in my ear about starting him on solid foods b/c "he's a big boy, he needs it" grrrr.)
Any thoughts or comments on digestion of breast milk much appreciated!
~ Gina
