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I've heard that green poop can be related to baby not getting enough hindmilk. My son has green poops and is gaining weight slowly, so I was thinking maybe he isn't getting enough hindmilk since that's also where all the fat and calories are, thus low weight gain? Might that make sense? But at the moment I feed him one side only each feed and he nurses for about 30-40 minutes a go so I would have thought he is getting enough hindmilk - but then again, I suspect a lot of that sucking is comfort sucking so maybe he really isn't getting that much hindmilk after all??? I dunno. What else could green poop be about? Due to the slow weight gain I'm also trying to increase my supply in case that's the problem, so one thing I was going to try was to start feeding from both sides at each feed, but would that make a hindmilk imbalance worse? I think I've read that to correct an imbalance you should feed from the same breast for a few feeds - if I did that, how might it affect my milk supply? Any advice? I am contacting local LLL leader but would also appreciate any of your advice - thanks very much!!!
Hope this post makes sense - I know I'm rambling!
Charmaine
I've heard that green poop can be related to baby not getting enough hindmilk. My son has green poops and is gaining weight slowly, so I was thinking maybe he isn't getting enough hindmilk since that's also where all the fat and calories are, thus low weight gain? Might that make sense? But at the moment I feed him one side only each feed and he nurses for about 30-40 minutes a go so I would have thought he is getting enough hindmilk - but then again, I suspect a lot of that sucking is comfort sucking so maybe he really isn't getting that much hindmilk after all??? I dunno. What else could green poop be about? Due to the slow weight gain I'm also trying to increase my supply in case that's the problem, so one thing I was going to try was to start feeding from both sides at each feed, but would that make a hindmilk imbalance worse? I think I've read that to correct an imbalance you should feed from the same breast for a few feeds - if I did that, how might it affect my milk supply? Any advice? I am contacting local LLL leader but would also appreciate any of your advice - thanks very much!!!
Hope this post makes sense - I know I'm rambling!
Charmaine