thread: dark bowel movement in 7 week old

  1. #1
    Registered User

    May 2007
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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?

  2. #2
    BellyBelly Life Subscriber

    Jan 2006
    11,633

    How dark and what sort of consistency?

  3. #3
    BellyBelly Life Subscriber

    Feb 2006
    melbourne
    11,462

    meg DD has some spinach looking ones, was it like that?

  4. #4
    Registered User

    May 2007
    3,220

    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

  5. #5
    BellyBelly Life Subscriber

    Jan 2006
    11,633

    Sounds normal. If it's very dark and/or hard/formed then may be an issue.

  6. #6
    Registered User

    May 2007
    3,220

    just did a poo and all good