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I have a 5 week old who has been having watery green poops since about 3 weeks. At first I ignored it, as she was fine otherwise. but then her BM's became a lot less frequent, we are currently at one every three days - which alone isn't much of a problem But she also became VERY fussy, gassy and cranky. I began block feeding to rule out a fore/hind milk imbalance. Her 'schedule' is still allover the place due to sleeping so I just did one side for every feeding and then the two hourse after that. So for example:
6 am- nurse right side
6:30 nurse right side
7:30 nurse right side -sleep
10:30 up nurse left side
11:30 nurse left side
1 pm nurse right side sleep
So while at times it may be a little inbalanced for the most part I could feel the difference and could tell that the breast was 'emptying' more. With her current 'schedule' there was no way I could extend the blocks without creating supply issues. But after a week there was no change, she was still fussy, gassy and with bright green BM's.
So my question is: how fast does block feeding 'fix' the problem, if it is the problem. Most of what I read makes it sound like it fixed it almost right away.
I started cutting out all dairy this last sunday - and know that it may possibly take up to three weeks to see an improvement (I have also begun food journaling to see if it could be anything else). But since I have done that she has since become even more gassy and cranky. The only thing that has really changed is that I have started eating more bread, which makes me worry about a gluten alergy (my grandmother has celiacs, but I don't know if its a hereditarey thing) But she doesn't really fit any of the critera...
Sorry to ramble.. I a just so baffled by this.. any thoughts or ideas are very much apreciated.
I have a 5 week old who has been having watery green poops since about 3 weeks. At first I ignored it, as she was fine otherwise. but then her BM's became a lot less frequent, we are currently at one every three days - which alone isn't much of a problem But she also became VERY fussy, gassy and cranky. I began block feeding to rule out a fore/hind milk imbalance. Her 'schedule' is still allover the place due to sleeping so I just did one side for every feeding and then the two hourse after that. So for example:
6 am- nurse right side
6:30 nurse right side
7:30 nurse right side -sleep
10:30 up nurse left side
11:30 nurse left side
1 pm nurse right side sleep
So while at times it may be a little inbalanced for the most part I could feel the difference and could tell that the breast was 'emptying' more. With her current 'schedule' there was no way I could extend the blocks without creating supply issues. But after a week there was no change, she was still fussy, gassy and with bright green BM's.
So my question is: how fast does block feeding 'fix' the problem, if it is the problem. Most of what I read makes it sound like it fixed it almost right away.
I started cutting out all dairy this last sunday - and know that it may possibly take up to three weeks to see an improvement (I have also begun food journaling to see if it could be anything else). But since I have done that she has since become even more gassy and cranky. The only thing that has really changed is that I have started eating more bread, which makes me worry about a gluten alergy (my grandmother has celiacs, but I don't know if its a hereditarey thing) But she doesn't really fit any of the critera...
Sorry to ramble.. I a just so baffled by this.. any thoughts or ideas are very much apreciated.