Is this normal.....really normal???????

[Vixstar]

Okay, Noah is 14 weeks old and for no less than a month (more like 7 weeks) we have had green poo. Sounds normal doesn?t it? Well, his is dark green like seaweed, slimy to touch with most of it being watery enough to be soaked up by the nappy. It also stinks, nothing like what you would expect of a baby his age. We did start out with normal BF baby poo??

(Bit of history if it makes any difference: At 4-6 weeks of age, Noah was cluster feeding and my CHN told me to express to increase my supply to help in the evenings as he was cluster feeding from 5pm until about 9pm. I did that and it worked and then he settled down again.)

I have spoken with the ABA & CHN, was told it?s because I have a ?forceful letdown??I changed the way I fed Noah nothing changed.

I have spoken with my CHN, made more change over the weekend and we still have green poo!

I have thought and thought about my diet?.nothing has changed since the day he was born.

He has put on heaps of weight. Was 4kg at birth and is now over 7kg. 99% of the time he is a happy chappy Thankfully he is sleeping through the night.

I am at a loss now and the next step will most likely be my GP.

Can anyone tell me if the have had something similar or the same with their bubs? Is it really normal for it to go on this long??????

xxxx

[~clover~]

Jesse had green poo for a while, but he was having the odd ff then.
I wouldn't worry too much, his sounds like its exactly the same.

[Janie]

It could well be because of your forceful letdown. Have you tried expressing a bit before attaching him? Does the poo look frothy as well?

Is he generally a settled baby? If it were me I would be investigating further, as there can be a number of things causing green poo in a baby, but maybe I'm a panic merchant! Not that I think there's anything terribly wrong with your baby, far from it, but if a mum feels that she wants something checked, then she's probably onto something. Do you have a paed?

[MantaRay]

Green poo can be a sign of oversuppy. Which would make sense if you have increased your supply. Cluster feeding in the evenings is actually very normal BTW. Are you still expressing?

Also, with the forceful letdown, posture feeding can help (feeding lying on your back with baby across your chest), or leaning back while feeding (make the milk work against gravity).

If your baby isn't showing signs of distress from wind etc, then I wouldn't be too worried about the colour though. In itself it's not a problem.

[Vixstar]

Green poo can be a sign of oversuppy. Which would make sense if you have increased your supply. Cluster feeding in the evenings is actually very normal BTW. Are you still expressing?

Also, with the forceful letdown, posture feeding can help (feeding lying on your back with baby across your chest), or leaning back while feeding (make the milk work against gravity).

If your baby isn't showing signs of distress from wind etc, then I wouldn't be too worried about the colour though. In itself it's not a problem.

Nope not really. Had to though on Tuesday arvo as I could feel Mastitis sneaking in...probably from all my worrying about green poo! I found it hard to do those position feeds so I actually sat him up...or is that not the same?

Thanks for your reply...I was thinking about coming onto the BF Chatter thread again and harassing you! I harassed you when I thought we(ahem...I though...) had a low supply....

[MantaRay]

LOL Vixstar, this bfing thing can take a while to get used to. The good news is that it gets much easier as you gain experience and confidence. When I think back to how unsure I was of everything with DS1 for so long I can't believe how far I've come.

If those positions aren't working for you, don't worry too much about it. Just keep going and see what happens. Oversupply and forceful letdown both usually ease by about 6 - 8 months.

[~clover~]

Well that might've been my problem.
I was always engorged til he cut back on feeds recently, & my supply dropped off a bit. He was feeding every 2 hours & sometimes every hour. Then settled down a bit.
I didn't know if the odd ff would make a difference though.

[Vixstar]

Janie - Yep, I did express some of the letdown / or pulled him off as it 'hit'. Made no diff. Does not look frothy but does has bits of milk curd through it 50% of the time. He is always settled and satisfied with each feed.
LOL I am a panic mercahnt too...hence my post!

Marlene - WOOPS!!! Sorry mate........hope he gets better soon though.

BJRose - I have never given Noah a FF (tempted sometimes though)......

Thanks guys for your quick replies.

[Marlene]

I have the same with my baby, but I thought it was because he is on antibiotics. Hmmm..now I am stumped!!