https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:53:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-poop-help-please#post-1330359 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 09:46:21 +0000 Zbug 1330359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BoogieBea: thanks! I'm assuming it eventually just got better? I'm tired of waking her in the night to change her diaper after hearing her poop! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-poop-help-please#post-1329934 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 01:17:32 +0000 BoogieBea 1329934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi there. I think you already have gotten some really good feedback. I just wanted to say that I went through this with my son as welll. I played around with how I fed him, when I fed, etc. Then I did a complete elimination diet. I was, literally, eating just rice cakes for a while. That period was really stressful for me, being a first time mom. Turns out he has no allergies (even to this day - he's now 4), so perhaps his digestive system was just maturing. Hang in there! Hope you're able to find the culprit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-poop-help-please#post-1329898 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 00:42:17 +0000 Zbug 1329898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Baby Boy Mom: thank you. How did you discover the allergy was egg? Did you do elimination diet? I'm menu planning to cut out dairy and soy but am wondering if it's just better to do total elimination to avoid having to keep trying different things. I can sometimes get the poop back to yellowish (short term) using block feeding, but it's still watery. This makes me think allergy is more likely?</p> <p>@anbanan15: thanks! I thought I was doing well, but I realized there was dairy/soy in things I thought were safe. I need to just menu plan, I think. I hope it all works out well for you! Sorry you are going through it again. </p> <p>@Greentea: thank you. I'm not going to make myself crazy about it. I think I might as well just check for dairy/soy to know. If it doesn't help, I think I'm just going to let it go. It's just so weird how it changed seemingly out of nowhere! She doesn't see bothered but I'm constantly slathering on the diaper cream and coconut oil (when using cloth) bc she's red from it. It's hard not to worry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-poop-help-please#post-1329792 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 22:56:16 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1329792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think you already got a lot of great responses, but yes if it's not oversupply the most likely cause of green poop in an EBF baby is a food allergy. This was my first LO's main symptom and he ended up being allergic to egg. Only after we "diagnosed" we started picking up on more subtle symptoms. (IMHO I don't think this is something you should ignore just because LO is gaining well). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-poop-help-please#post-1329776 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 22:46:50 +0000 Greentea 1329776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mjane: @Zbug: I also take this route. If LO is happy and gaining weight and there is no blood... don't worry. DD had some crazy poos right before starting solids. .. like her body was ready for them and she was also teething... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-poop-help-please#post-1328654 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 15:00:32 +0000 anbanan15 1328654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Zbug: Here is a good resource to print out and take shopping with you. It lists the terms you can typically find dairy and soy listed as on labels: <a href="http://www.foodallergy.org/document.doc?id=133" rel="nofollow">http://www.foodallergy.org/document.doc?id=133</a></p> <p>We are going through this again with our second. First round of eliminations was dairy, soy, egg and peanut per our pedi, then they told me wheat/gluten and anything else that we feel causes a problem. Since this is our second go around and DS reacted to so many thing we decided it was best if I just went straight to a total elimination diet (TED) since that is what worked for us in the past to get to a nice baseline. However, I wouldn't recommend a TED unless it was your last resort. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-poop-help-please#post-1322686 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 13:13:19 +0000 Zbug 1322686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@GreenThumb: thanks! I do think I have fast letdown and maybe also oversupply. I've just been a little hesitant about extending the amount of time I use for block feeding in case I'm wrong and hurt my supply. I think you're right that I should talk to a LC. </p> <p>@Anagram: I am going to give it a shot to see and would love some tips. </p> <p>Thank you everyone!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-poop-help-please#post-1322480 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 12:09:48 +0000 GreenThumb 1322480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Zbug: My LO had very watery, loud poops that ranged in color from yellow to green for quite awhile before I got my oversupply issue (foremilk/hindmilk imbalance) under control (around 2-3 months). I had to block feed for several weeks before I saw a change, but eventually it got better. </p> <p>I found this info on KellyMom to be really helpful:<br /> <a href="http://kellymom.com/health/baby-health/m2m-green-stools/" rel="nofollow">http://kellymom.com/health/baby-health/m2m-green-stools/</a><br /> <a href="http://kellymom.com/bf/got-milk/supply-worries/fast-letdown/" rel="nofollow">http://kellymom.com/bf/got-milk/supply-worries/fast-letdown/</a></p> <p>LO had several symptoms of the fast letdown, too:<br /> Gag, choke, strangle, gulp, gasp, cough while nursing as though the milk is coming too fast<br /> Pull off the breast often while nursing<br /> Make a clicking sound when nursing<br /> Spit up very often and/or tend to be very gassy<br /> Dislike comfort nursing in general</p> <p>You might also want to talk to a lactation consultant if your per isn't too helpful on the BF side of things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-poop-help-please#post-1322418 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 11:40:49 +0000 kjpugs 1322418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>E's poops turned watery for a while (lasted a few weeks) it started a week before her 2 month check up so we asked and she said it was totally normal. She was75-85% formula fed then, and they were brown/yellow. Not sure about the color but my ped wasn't at ALL concerned about the change to watery. Now they're back to being thicker/sometimes mucousy, with the occasional watery poop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-poop-help-please#post-1322408 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 11:35:40 +0000 Alivoo01 1322408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Zbug: I posted a thread last week wondering if increase in poopy diapers is associated with teething and the consensus was yes! The bees said their pedi said it was because of all the extra saliva they're swallowing. I think pre-teething definitely counts! DS started sucking on his hand around 4 months when I thought I saw white lil buds on bottom, but nothing broke through until last week, but it was the top right tooth! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-poop-help-please#post-1322405 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 11:33:14 +0000 Anagram 1322405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Zbug: I just eliminated dairy and soy and that did the trick. Her bloody poo went away almost immediately and then the green went to yellow within about 2 days. She also started eating more (She used to cry when we tried to feed her), but she still mainly drinks her bottles while asleep (I exclusively pump so I knew it couldn't be a fore/hind milk issue). </p> <p>Label reading is important. I never realized that soy lecithin is in EVERYTHING. If you decided to do it, lemme know and I'll give you my tips for finding foods. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-poop-help-please#post-1322400 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 11:30:41 +0000 Zbug 1322400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: I wish I could say I've been eating more veggies, but that's unfortunately not the case. Interesting about teething. DD has been drooling and sucking on her hands more lately. She's only three months but maybe preteething? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-poop-help-please#post-1322348 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 11:11:55 +0000 Alivoo01 1322348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS has had an increase in green poo lately also (but also increased in number of poopy diapers due to teething), but it doesn't seem to bother him so I haven't done anything yet. We'll occasionally get yellow, but mostly green. Could you be eating more veggies because I know that can turn your own poo and breastmilk green so maybe you're passing it on??</p> <p>DS gets expressed milk at daycares so I know his green poo isn't a result of not getting enough hind milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-poop-help-please#post-1322178 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 10:35:49 +0000 Zbug 1322178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@illumina: thanks. I had that thought so tried block feeding. It didn't seem to really help. I'm nervous about trying longer blocks because don't want it hurt my supply if it's really not oversupply. @Anagram: thank you and so sorry that happened to you! It seems like I should try changing my diet for a couple of weeks. Did you just eliminate dairy and soy or do the elimination diet?</p> <p>Thank you all!! I really like our pediatrician for most things, but he's never seemed that knowledgable about BFing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-poop-help-please#post-1322059 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 10:10:10 +0000 Anagram 1322059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Zbug: My LO has MSPI and always had VERY green stools, sometimes mucousy. I kept asking the doctor about it, who kept telling me it was normal, bf babies have stools of many colors, blah blah...but then her poops started being bloody and by then she had developed a feeding aversion.</p> <p>Cutting the dairy and soy 100% from my diet turns her poops back to yellow but sadly, the damage with the feeding aversion was already done and even now at 6 months we have feeding issues. </p> <p>So if you suspect, better to be proactive and eliminate for 2 weeks just to see. It can't hurt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-poop-help-please#post-1322055 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 10:08:34 +0000 illumina 1322055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I heard that green poo can be a sign of not enough hind milk. I would check with your ped though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-poop-help-please#post-1322053 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 10:07:54 +0000 mjane 1322053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know others disagree, but I say if she doesn't seem bothered, don't worry about it. When mine was EBF there were a lot of changes in frequency/color/consistency throughout the weeks... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-poop-help-please#post-1322047 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 10:06:35 +0000 Zbug 1322047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@brownie: thank you. Good point. </p> <p>Bumping this for any insight from the morning crowd. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-poop-help-please#post-1321669 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 01:25:40 +0000 brownie 1321669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I personally feel like the test for food allergies is easy just remove the issue from your diet for 2 weeks. I would personally remove milk and soy both if you choose to go that route. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-poop-help-please#post-1321665 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 01:12:38 +0000 Zbug 1321665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO's poop has become very watery (maybe diarrhea?) the last couple of weeks. Sometimes still yellow/orange but frequently green. She went from having maybe one bowel movement a day to several, but they are all watery and loud. They often sound worse than they end up looking. I thought at first she might just have a little virus or something, but now I'm wondering of its a food allergy. Before they turned watery, they sometimes were thick and had some mucus. She's three months, is gaining weight and doesn't seem at all bothered by it all. Has anyone else had this? Should I try to cut dairy? See the pediatrician?</p> <p>ETA I exclusively breastfeed her. I've thought perhaps oversupply but it doesn't look frothy and minimal block feeding hasn't seemed to make a difference. </p>