https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 23:40:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ebf-baby-poop-range-of-normal#post-2768858 Sun, 20 Aug 2017 22:54:29 +0000 littlejoy 2768858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our LC seems to think it could be the dairy in our donor milk (but, she's only had 10 ounces of it, and not for a few days). I eat a lot of soy, so I'm just going to wait and see if any other symptoms pop up. </p> <p>She's still gaining and seems happy. LC agreed there is just a wide range of normal. The internet has me considering viruses, food sensitivities, jaundice, etc. Ha!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ebf-baby-poop-range-of-normal#post-2768779 Sat, 19 Aug 2017 21:38:00 +0000 pinkcupcake 2768779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Green can be as simple as, the milk just went through baby's system and got digested quickly. I thought it always meant foremklk / hindmilk imbalance or food intolerance, but my pediatrician told me it doesn't always mean that so don't worry. </p> <p>I'd give the pediatrician a call to see what they think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ebf-baby-poop-range-of-normal#post-2768772 Sat, 19 Aug 2017 20:20:30 +0000 Pollywog 2768772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlejoy: if that's freash, it could be dairy. How's LO acting? If she's gaining weight and seems happy, I'd hold off eliminating dairy </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ebf-baby-poop-range-of-normal#post-2768736 Sat, 19 Aug 2017 14:42:23 +0000 MenagerieMama 2768736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby poop can be any color other than white, black or red. Unless it's associated with any other symptoms I wouldn't stress over it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ebf-baby-poop-range-of-normal#post-2768735 Sat, 19 Aug 2017 14:38:42 +0000 IRunForFun 2768735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlejoy: This might be a weird question, but the picture you posted, was that a fresh poop? I've found EBF poop changes from yellow to green pretty quickly in cloth diapers (and now realize it happens in disposables too, but we don't notice that because we toss them right away, rather than saving up to wash.) So if that's been an hour or two sitting it could explain why it's green...</p> <p>If it's green like that coming out and you're confident you're not providing her with too much foremilk, it could be the composition of the donor's milk. Are you making sure you're mixing in the fatty layer really well? </p> <p>My DD had some green poops and does have a dairy intolerance but they didn't look quite like that. More slimy/mucousy and a deeper green. Doesn't mean it couldn't still be a dairy intolerance, but I think mucous would likely be involved too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ebf-baby-poop-range-of-normal#post-2768723 Sat, 19 Aug 2017 13:11:03 +0000 pachamama 2768723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Normal. My son had that for a few days them it went back to mustardy. I don't think it's a food intolerance. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ebf-baby-poop-range-of-normal#post-2768722 Sat, 19 Aug 2017 13:01:58 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2768722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlejoy: that's what my kid's poo looked like! I block fed after for a few days, but then heard from a lactation consultant it could damage supply and got scared so went back to feeding from both sides/on demand. I didn't change my diet or anything and it just eventually went away and she never seemed uncomfortable. I later changed my diet when she started getting gross mucus poos, but they were yellow and seemed unaffected by my diet change. </p> <p>Hope you figure it out soon. How's her mood? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ebf-baby-poop-range-of-normal#post-2768714 Sat, 19 Aug 2017 12:03:44 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 2768714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlejoy: At a glance that looks more like a food intolerance. Here's the thing- in an EBF baby, poop should be yellow most of the time. If it's green for just a few days it could be a reaction to a random food or a virus, but all in all, yellow is the color we're looking for. If there's formula involved then all bets are off and a "range of normal" is fine.<br /> The other thing I wanted to mention, is that if your first LO was reacting to dairy it is highly likely that a younger LO will as well (not necessarily in the same way, but these things tend to run in the family). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ebf-baby-poop-range-of-normal#post-2768710 Sat, 19 Aug 2017 10:59:39 +0000 littlejoy 2768710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Microscope: block feeding wouldn't work for us. I have a really low supply. It would damage my supply, and she'd be super hungry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ebf-baby-poop-range-of-normal#post-2768703 Sat, 19 Aug 2017 10:22:48 +0000 gilmoregirl 2768703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My experience was similar to what @Mrs. Goose: mentions except that most days my baby had at least one yellow poop in there. But they were green for a while as we got used to nursing. No one was concerned because growth and eating and everything else were fine.</p> <p>I've had oversupply issues in the past so I used block feeding from the beginning this time (and still had green poop) but I wouldn't block feed if you have concerns about your supply. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ebf-baby-poop-range-of-normal#post-2768694 Sat, 19 Aug 2017 10:06:09 +0000 Mrs. Microscope 2768694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlejoy: oh, and her pediatrician and test t for blood too. But that looks pretty frothy... Have you tried block feeding to see if it helps? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ebf-baby-poop-range-of-normal#post-2768691 Sat, 19 Aug 2017 09:55:09 +0000 littlejoy 2768691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pollywog: It's a little more yellow now. But still more on the green side. </p> [attach=5603/17/ouxtfx.450x600.IMG_1221.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ebf-baby-poop-range-of-normal#post-2768684 Sat, 19 Aug 2017 07:33:00 +0000 Pollywog 2768684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you post a picture? Is it mucousy at all? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ebf-baby-poop-range-of-normal#post-2768673 Sat, 19 Aug 2017 03:00:54 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2768673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with observing texture and behaviour. My first had green poops for a month (they didn't go between yellow and green, every poo was green) starting around 3 weeks and the midwife said it was fine as long as she was happy and weight gain was continuing properly. I find breastfeeding poo can vary a lot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ebf-baby-poop-range-of-normal#post-2768646 Fri, 18 Aug 2017 18:53:09 +0000 littlejoy 2768646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: I think it's been 3 days. I'll email her pediatrician. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ebf-baby-poop-range-of-normal#post-2768644 Fri, 18 Aug 2017 18:51:24 +0000 littlejoy 2768644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Microscope: It's just green ... not frothy or stringy. I don't consume dairy, but our donor does. I'll look into this (our first baby had a dairy allergy, which is why I initially went vegan) - we ended up needing to supplement, so we had to use soy formula. She was ok with it. Thanks for reminding me about mpsi - I'll keep an eye on it!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ebf-baby-poop-range-of-normal#post-2768638 Fri, 18 Aug 2017 18:39:01 +0000 Mrs. Microscope 2768638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Look at texture. Green frothy can be a foremilk / hindmilk imbalance. Green and stringy or mucousy can be a sign of mspi. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ebf-baby-poop-range-of-normal#post-2768637 Fri, 18 Aug 2017 18:08:49 +0000 ShootingStar 2768637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had two EBF babies and green poops sometimes happened. I remember googling it with LO1. But I'd call the pediatrician if it goes on for more than a couple days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ebf-baby-poop-range-of-normal#post-2768636 Fri, 18 Aug 2017 17:51:52 +0000 littlejoy 2768636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO2 is 18 days old, and until a few days ago, she had normal poops (mechonium for the first few days, then yellow). The last few days, they've been avocado green (maybe a tiny bit more yellow than avocado). </p> <p>Internet tells me lime green can be imbalance of milk, but this is often due to oversupply. I have a very, very fragile supply, and I'm confident baby is draining each breast pretty effectively. She's gaining weight slowly, but still gaining (above birth weight yesterday). We are using a little bit of donor milk as well, but it looks like there's a good amount of fat. </p> <p>Does that avocado green sound normal? LO1 was formula fed, so this is new territory. </p>