how long do babies poo myconium for?

[tenar]

I may have the spelling of that wrong - I mean that first kind of poo that babies do after they are born.

Is it really green? (oh, the things I am going to have to learn!)

I read somewhere that it can stain stuff badly and that therefore it's not a bad idea to use disposable nappies at first, until all that kind of poo is finished. Seems like a good idea to me. But I have no idea how long that thing lasts - a day? A week?

Thanks!

[PinkPalace]

it can vary.
dd was about 3 days
ds was 1 dat

it is almost black in colour and yes like tar (ds pooed on me whilst we were bfing straight after birth lol )

if you want to use cloth, just double fleece line perhaps?

[ll80]

my DD lasted a few days, I still used my bamboo prefolds and didn't get a stain, they washed up find with no soaking and the sun got rid of what ever what left.

[Lulu]

Its black and its tarry.......and its not as bad as you think! I don't think it lasts too long though...

[StrawberryMumma]

Yeh, 2-3 days with my bubs.
Then after that it turns BRIGHT yellow!..oh the joys of having a newborn

[Snacks]

I know of lots of people who manage to get mec stains off their cloth. No need to use sposies unless you want to.
I honestly can't remember how long Natty's lasted exactly, but certainly it was only a couple of days.

[~Raven~]

It reminds me of vegemite It doesn't stain stuff at all I found, but I did send stuff back home with DH under strict instructions to wash straight away.

[tenar]

Thanks everyone, that's good to know.