https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:24:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dairy-sensitivity-in-breastfed-baby-lactose-free#post-2917198 Mon, 13 Jul 2020 18:44:22 +0000 Becky 2917198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bees_knees: Ugh this is what I thought! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dairy-sensitivity-in-breastfed-baby-lactose-free#post-2917192 Mon, 13 Jul 2020 16:39:51 +0000 bees_knees 2917192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Babies who are intolerant to dairy in breastmilk are typically reacting to the milk protein. Lactose is the milk sugar, so typically lactose free products still contain the milk protein. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dairy-sensitivity-in-breastfed-baby-lactose-free#post-2917191 Mon, 13 Jul 2020 16:30:13 +0000 meadow 2917191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends....my DS was MSPI and I couldn't use lactose free because the milk proteins still existed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dairy-sensitivity-in-breastfed-baby-lactose-free#post-2917190 Mon, 13 Jul 2020 15:48:12 +0000 Becky 2917190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Question: can breastfed babies who are sensitive to dairy in mom’s diet tolerate lactose free products? Trying to figure out what’s bothering DS... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-poop#post-2916282 Mon, 08 Jun 2020 14:54:35 +0000 nwm 2916282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>this was an issue with both my second and my third. even though i had experienced it once before i still got concerned when it happened with my third because it's so uniform that they tell you at least one poop a day! but my pediatrician wasn't concerned at all and they started pooping more regularly after a while (there were definitely a few lengthy periods of no poops before they normalized). i would not worry as long as you are getting plenty of pees. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-poop#post-2916269 Mon, 08 Jun 2020 08:39:43 +0000 Mrs. Marshmallow 2916269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Clementine12: thanks for checking in!</p> <p>Our midwife suggested we increase feedings and avoid soother as much as possible for non nutritive sucking and he pooped later that night (at 9 days old)</p> <p>He’s 11 days today and had 2 poops yesterday so we are moving in the right direction now ☺️ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-poop#post-2916259 Sun, 07 Jun 2020 23:04:30 +0000 Clementine12 2916259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Marshmallow: congrats on the newest sweet baby! How is it going?</p> <p>My younger DD had us worried with a lack of pees and poops in the early days. My milk took time coming in so we were triple feeding but baby spit up milk since her stomach was so small.</p> <p>Our docs cared about wet diapers, not dirty diapers. I heard a lot of breast milk being a perfect food and might not create much poop. Our story came to a head after a day of triple feeding and supplementing w/ no diapers when we went to the hospital under docs advice - only to check the diaper when we got there and finally see what we needed to see. </p> <p>Days are long, years are short (yadda yadda) - I hope your baby has started cooperating and things are smooth sailing for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-poop#post-2916227 Sat, 06 Jun 2020 17:38:42 +0000 Kemma 2916227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My middle child stopped with the frequent stooling once he’d transitioned to the curdy breastmilk poo and it was just his normal until he was well established on solids. In his case he we piling on weight, having plenty of wet nappies and he was very content and well. The only downside was that his farts smelt like death and when he did finally go it was a poonami! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-poop#post-2916220 Sat, 06 Jun 2020 10:39:54 +0000 Mrs. Marshmallow 2916220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caitcat: that’s a great reminder to just let it go and soak it in. </p> <p>I spoke more detailed with my midwife today. She suggested increasing feeds and offering breast more to create excess to ease my worries and avoid pacifier for 24 hrs as much as possible (toddler loves to offer as a helper) to stop the burning of those calories. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-poop#post-2916216 Sat, 06 Jun 2020 06:12:25 +0000 meadow 2916216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember reading that breast milk is really efficient and so its possible to have less "waste" so maybe he is just using it all up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-poop#post-2916215 Sat, 06 Jun 2020 05:57:23 +0000 caitcat 2916215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first baby hardly pooped at all in her first few weeks - it felt like it went against everything I found in baby books or on the internet at the time (and I called the pediatrician about it more than I'd like to admit!)...but they reassured me each time that if she seemed comfortable, was peeing regularly and eating well, we were okay even if she only pooped once-ish a week (or even a less often than that, though I don't remember the particulars). My memories of her first few weeks definitely revolve around waiting for her to poop though...looking back, I wish I'd been able to see it as one of those things that can just look different from baby to baby, but it was hard to push the worry aside in the moment. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-poop#post-2916212 Fri, 05 Jun 2020 19:50:18 +0000 Mrs. Marshmallow 2916212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSRS: thank you that’s so helpful!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-poop#post-2916211 Fri, 05 Jun 2020 19:09:15 +0000 MrsSRS 2916211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This might be soothing-the comments which mention longer times, not the post itself.</p> <p><a href="https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-day-old-and-no-poop-for-16-hours" rel="nofollow">https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-day-old-and-no-poop-for-16-hours</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-poop#post-2916210 Fri, 05 Jun 2020 18:56:31 +0000 Mrs. Marshmallow 2916210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is 8 days old and we are on a different poop journey. </p> <p>Currently EBF and eating well and peeing regularly. My milk came in 3-4 day pp. </p> <p>He hasn’t pooped since Sunday. He has only had five poops his whole life and one transitioned from meconium. </p> <p>My midwife isn’t concerned... but I can’t find anything on google about this or anyone else that experienced this. Every day it’s like “okay, today!!” and yet still nothing. </p> <p>Has this happened with anyone? I’m looking ease my postpartum hormones that are just tired of focusing and anticipating poop for five days now out of his short 8 days earthside. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-could-you-tell-los-eye-color#post-2908244 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 12:43:51 +0000 snarkybiochemist 2908244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Typically by 9 months is when most eyes have accumulated the melanin needed to change the color from blue. If you don't have a lot of blue eyed family it might be earlier. E still has her bright blue eyes at 2 and we think they will stick. My husband also has blue eyes and so did my father and grandfather so I have the genes for blue eyes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-could-you-tell-los-eye-color#post-2908241 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 12:36:06 +0000 bhbee 2908241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The later changes are really interesting to me!</p> <p>We basically knew all 3 would have blue eyes of some sort since we both do. They do have different shades though, #1 is kind of classic bright blue, #2 is more of a lighter blue grey and #3 is pretty dark blue. I think you could see evidence of these differences pretty early on, a few months maybe? All were born with more steel grey/blue and got brighter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-could-you-tell-los-eye-color#post-2908226 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 11:49:02 +0000 Umbreon 2908226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO's eyes were very dark grey at birth, almost black. By 4 months i was pretty sure they would be brown and by 6 months they were definitely a deep dark brown.</p> <p>Both DH and I have brown eyes but DHs are much darker and LO has the same as him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-could-you-tell-los-eye-color#post-2908223 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 11:20:52 +0000 Jess1483 2908223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@skinnycow: same. DS2 had blue eyes at birth, but only recently (he’s 4.5) they have shifted to hazel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-could-you-tell-los-eye-color#post-2908215 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 09:57:04 +0000 karenbme 2908215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following! DD is 11 weeks (6 weeks adjusted) and we *think* she’s going to have blue eyes since I have blue and DH has blue/green depending on the light, but I’m curious when others knew for sure. Right now her eyes are dark around the outside and light in the middle, so who knows! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-could-you-tell-los-eye-color#post-2908207 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 09:11:46 +0000 skinnycow 2908207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I still can't tell what color my almost 4 yo's eyes will be. She's had really blue eyes for most of her life but over the last year they have turned a green/grey/blue color. </p> <p>I'm fairly certain my 6 month old will have blue eyes because hers are so light and she's fair with blond hair. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-could-you-tell-los-eye-color#post-2908203 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 06:47:00 +0000 catgirl 2908203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD had very dark blue eyes until six months then light blue/gray eyes until a year, then we thought they were turning hazel like mine, but they settled on an amber brown, with just a touch of green. Every one was confused about the blue for so long since not many people in our family have blue eyes, but every one was equally confused at how late they changed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-could-you-tell-los-eye-color#post-2908202 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 06:45:25 +0000 Foodnerd81 2908202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had read that if they are light blue they are likely to stay that way, if they are dark blue, they are likely to change. That was true for us- my older had light blue eyes that never changed (just like her dad), the younger had darker blue which changed to a kind of hazel color (I still don’t know exactly what to call it and she’s 4). Dad has blue eyes and i have brown. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-could-you-tell-los-eye-color#post-2908198 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 01:57:53 +0000 helloperidot 2908198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It gets easier with each kiddo, IMO. DD1 was born with very dark "blue" eyes, and at about 6m they started changing (now a lovely dark brown at 5yo). DD2 had very light, clear "blue" eyes that never changed; they're still bright blue at 2yo.</p> <p>DD3 was born 3 days ago and her eyes and overall coloring are quite dark. I'm predicting she'll also have dark brown eyes like DD1, and her hair will be the darkest brown out of the three (the other two have my Irish red hair). :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-could-you-tell-los-eye-color#post-2908197 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 00:20:26 +0000 Sams Mom 2908197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we decided they were most likely staying blue when he was 5-6 months old. My husband has light blue eyes, my dad's family has bright blue, my mom's family has deep blue eyes... So it was bound to happen. (Even though my mom has grey/Hazel eyes, and I have Hazel eyes; everyone else is blue) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-could-you-tell-los-eye-color#post-2908195 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 00:05:58 +0000 LCTBQE 2908195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son’s eyes changed from baby blue to hazel at 6-7 months. My daughter’s are still bright blue at 16 months with no indication of changing, I’m curious to see if anyone else’s kid changed in toddler years. Husband and I are green and hazel and we had a 75% chance of offspring following us and 25% chance of blue eyed offspring. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-could-you-tell-los-eye-color#post-2908193 Sun, 12 Jan 2020 23:32:54 +0000 Clementine12 2908193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 has brown eyes and I think I could tell pretty early that they would be dark (mime are brown, DHs are blue). DD2 is 4 weeks and I'm thinking blue but I have no idea if its too early to tell! When could you tell your kiddos eye color? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/accidentally-gave-baby-honey#post-2897989 Fri, 27 Sep 2019 14:11:12 +0000 Grace 2897989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LBarn: I worked on the development and production of the botulinum antitoxin, so I’m probably too close to the illness to be really rational, but I’d call the doctor just to know what to watch for. Better be safe than sorry. We hear stories pretty often about infant botulism and how our drug saved them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/accidentally-gave-baby-honey#post-2897980 Fri, 27 Sep 2019 09:55:46 +0000 paigeface 2897980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LBarn: I would feel the same way but we too were really sick over here this week and I bet that is what it is. Never hurts to call the pediatrician just in case even for some peace of mind. I accidentally gave our son honey teddy grahams and honey cheerios before he was 1 and I freaked. He was ok! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/accidentally-gave-baby-honey#post-2897924 Thu, 26 Sep 2019 14:58:04 +0000 LBarn 2897924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I got a call from daycare today that my son is lethargic and has a low fever. I know in my gut that it’s not related to the honey (I was sick late last week and my daughters just getting over a cold) but it’s terrible timing since I’m already paranoid! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/accidentally-gave-baby-honey#post-2897886 Thu, 26 Sep 2019 09:10:32 +0000 peachykeen 2897886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did this with DD2 at newly 6 months old - gave her a taste of my yogurt which I realized right after was sweetened with honey. I felt TERRIBLE but also have some awful anxiety after having her so it wasn't totally rational. Know that it is VERY unlikely to affect her negatively and the risk decreases as they get closer to 1 year old. Basically, some babies immune systems will be ready sooner than others but it's considered "safe" for almost all of them by 1 year old. I'd basically just keep the info in the back of my mind because in the rare cases that anything does happen, it's not always immediate. So if you notice him acting weird you have the information to have him evaluated, but it's extremely unlikely after 6 months in reality. Sending hugs - you're a good mom to even think about it and be worried! :heart: </p>