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

[~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.

[Lulu]

Ray, can you tell me how an oversupply can turn poo green? I can't get my head around it!

[MantaRay]

TBH Lulu, I have no idea LOL!! But it is true - I had an oversupply and it was only later that I found out at an ABA meeting that was what had been causing the green poos. Now I've heard it lots of places wouldn't you know!

[~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.