This can't be normal!

[OceanPrincess]

Thanks ladies... det TBH I haven't really thought of what they smell like (trying not to smell at the time generally!) so I'll have a whiffo tomorrow.

BR - interesting, I will have a look at it!

[Doing my best]

Just a note that DD went through a similar stage, but she was cutting her 2 yr molars. That started about that age, cause I use to joke how she was competing with her newborn brother.. I had nappies like that for about 4 months, and they were putrid, both smell and looks.

I am not at dismissing what the PP have said, and I myself would have investigated if DD mentioned pain often, or it went on for much longer.

[Olive]

dont do soy... try oat or rice milk.... xxxx

[AliBaby]

hun,
We have recently been throught he same thing. Too much fruit and too much milk!

I changed to oat milk. I actually tried it and it just tastes like milk that has been sitting in a bowl of oats (LOL! that sounds strange but I had no idea what it would taste like).

Since last weeks change to oatmilk, we are back to a poo once a day and it doesnt have that retched smell or runny, sticky consistency. They are more solid.

Changing to oat milk has also reduced the amount of dairy she has (she was having way too much). I still will give her a full cream milk during the day but the rest are oat milk. She took to it really well but obviously full cream milk is a favourite so she would choose that if there was a choice.

[Kailani]

Yes try oat milk! We drink it and L seems to like it.

L's poos always seem to be directly related to what he's eaten. We ended up taking him to get allergy testing done (mainly for his eczema though), so maybe give that a try?

I hope she isn't allergic to gluten. L is wheat intolerant (along with allergies to nuts, eggs & potatoes) and it's a real pita. Manageable, but just more effort and bloody more expensive to buy "health" foods.

Hope she feels better soon! And maybe it is something more simpler like teething?

[tinkerbelle]

The thing is - with coeliac, it can often go hand in hand with dairy intolerance.
I think you are on the right track considering a paediatrician review - the loose bowels and stomach pains would be a good indicator that coeliac should be checked.
Sometimes you might have to push for the coeliac testing though - Its weird - I have coeliac and Ive found its not a very well known disease by a lot of doctors - I had to go through about 20 different doctors before I got correctly diagnosed (and was told I had all sorts of things like depression, somatic illness, chronic fatigue etc).. noone ever thought to check for coeliac except my wonderful current Dr whom I now continue to see!
Even though coeliac's a common illness - Ive found its not very well understood or acknowledged in the medical field.
I think it would definitely be good to get tested - for me it changed my life by changing my diet - no more pain, no more IBS, much more energy, and better concentration. It might be more expensive for me to eat now than in the past, but it is well worth it!
And if your bubs is allergic to gluten - am pretty sure Ive read it can interefere with learning so it would be much better for you to know as early as possible and change the diet if needed, and to continue to get your child monitored throughout their life if their is a family history, even if they come up negative now.
I spent my entire childhood daydreaming and looking out the classroom window and I wonder if my gluten intolerance was known about earlier and my diet changed, how much better I could have done at school.
If its gluten intolerance/coeliac - stay away from oat milk as it contains gluten - best off trying rice or almond milk, or goats milk even.
Im not sure how to post a link to another forum - but anyway, there was a discussion on soy and milk alternatives the other day in the children's medical conditions forum..
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...en-149206.html

[beckoes]

This is an interesting thread, i havent read all the post but im going to casue DD who is 28 months NEVER has solid poo any more....they are like a mr whippy soft serve...thank goodness she does them all in the toilet, i dont think i could cope with cleaning them out of a nappy!!!! I guess its not that normal but she never complain about a poorly tummy or anything and she is healthy other than the yuck poo!
Im curious, how much fruit have they told you she should be having?? DD has fruit coming out of her ears! wonder if i should try cutting that down a bit. hope the new diet fixes things for you!!