thread: dark bowel movement in 7 week old

  1. April 14th, 2009, 04:33 PM #1
    lilima
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    dark bowel movement in 7 week old

    I just changed my DD's nappy and it wasn't the normal mustard yellow. It was fairly dark.
    Should I be concerned?
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  2. April 14th, 2009, 04:47 PM #2
    onthefly
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    How dark and what sort of consistency?
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  3. April 14th, 2009, 05:01 PM #3
    Olive
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    meg DD has some spinach looking ones, was it like that?
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  4. April 15th, 2009, 11:54 AM #4
    lilima
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    yep spinach mlooking. normal consistency. normal smell. i rand nurse online. they said not to be concerned yet, but if it continues to go to gp. she hasnt done another bm since, so i will just have to wait and see
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  5. April 15th, 2009, 02:00 PM #5
    onthefly
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    Sounds normal. If it's very dark and/or hard/formed then may be an issue.
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  6. April 15th, 2009, 02:49 PM #6
    lilima
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    just did a poo and all good
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