How has he been feeding? Jazz got 'diarrhea' a few times, green and frothy (eww I know!), and apparently babies get that sometimes if, when they are feeding, they are taking the foremilk mostly and not enough of the hindmilk. I was swapping sides before she was done and I guess she wasonly getting foremilk, I wasn't giving her enough time to get to the full and creamy stuff. If he doesn't seem 'off' could this be a possibillity?
My DD often has that green mucousy looking poo. She gets it when she feeds for comfort rather than an actual 'feed'. For example if I feed her to sleep for a nap and then I have to resettle her with the boob a few times (like every half hour or so!)
As leasha said - its usually because they are getting too much foremilk.
If you're concerned I would call your dr or nurse on call...but green poo isn't that unusual for a bf baby.
Its not frothy. I remember that watery frothy poo from when my older child was a baby. This is definatly different from that. This afternoon we had one nappy that was back to normal and then since then its been bad again - and a really bright olivey green.
I will make a call to the nurse or Drs tomorrow if he still has it by morning.
If bub is otherwise happy (ie. alert, looking well hydrated and wanting to feed as usual) I'd also be going with too much foremilk. Frothy or not, green poo is usually a result of that. Are you feeding from both breasts at each feed or letting him completely drain one and then offering the next one next time?
Bear in mind if you go to the doctor in the morning - most doctors are completely oblivious to variations in bowel movements in a breastfed baby - they learn nothing about breastfeeding in their training (even paediatricians only cover the basics which is scandalous really). If your baby is ticking all the boxes above, it's not diarrhoea. It is very, very unusual for a breastfed baby to get a stomach bug, particularly if no one else in the house is affected.
Keep feeding. Even if it is diarrhoea, which I doubt, breastmilk is the best thing for him and at 10 weeks, all he needs.
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