https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:29:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/green-poops#post-218723 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:46:04 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 218723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: Oh - forgot to add... She may or may not empty it every time. You just want to make sure she's made it to the hind milk (thicker/creamier consistency). If you're not completely bone dry, but you can tell you have hind milk coming out, then you should be ok. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/green-poops#post-218718 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:42:38 +0000 mediagirl 218718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blushink: @BabyBoecksMom: haha okay. I'll try squeezing it to make sure it's done when she's done. :) Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/green-poops#post-218709 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:36:05 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 218709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: If it's really mushy. I tend to squeeze it to see if there are any "harder" parts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/green-poops#post-218697 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:27:46 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 218697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: If it's really floppy! haha </p> <p>It's easier for me to know because I only nurse on one side each session. But to check, I'll try to hand express a little. If some still squirts out, I know I'm not completely empty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/green-poops#post-218692 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:23:06 +0000 mediagirl 218692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: @cvbee: @blushink: @Thehistoryofus: Probably sounds like a stupid question but....how do you know if she has emptied the breast? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/green-poops#post-218326 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:22:23 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 218326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I 2nd what @Thehistoryofus: said. If I moved DD off of one side before she had emptied it, she would have green poops because she wasn't getting enough of the hindmilk. </p> <p>If you empty the breast before moving to the other side, and you're still getting green poop, then I would start looking into allergies/intolerance. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/green-poops#post-218185 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:28:15 +0000 T.H.O.U. 218185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had green poo for a few weeks too. I think it helped trying to get her to really finish drinking completely off one side before switching to the other side. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/green-poops#post-218159 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 07:54:37 +0000 cvbee 218159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Foremilk.<br /> But one time I think it was because I let him drink the bath water (bad mom?). I thought it was cute at the time. (No soap and very clean water....he had been trying to do it for a while so I thought I'd let him try it once, but I don't let him anymore.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/green-poops#post-218146 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 07:22:05 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 218146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: Mavrick had a few green poops when he was younger and it was just too much foremilk. He never complained either. if it persists maybe you can ask your doc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/green-poops#post-218127 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:43:11 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 218127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: I think the occasional green poop is not concerning but since you mentioned it has been a few days I would def talk to the ped. If she's only being fed breast milk then poop should be yellow. FWIW LO also didn't have any visible discomfort before we discovered the allergy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/green-poops#post-218119 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:24:26 +0000 mediagirl 218119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@brownie: @Baby Boy Mom: it's so strange because she's not showing any signs of discomfort. She's so happy, yet experiencing weird looking poops. If they don't clear up, I'll try elimination. Boo. :-( We do see the ped tomorrow, so I'll let him know about them, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/green-poops#post-218112 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:16:26 +0000 brownie 218112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Green poop means that the food is traveling quickly through the digestive track. Occasional green poops are really common and have many sources including viruses. Taking out the formula changes the gut flora she has. So, it will take some time to reset. (side note: we had the opposite problem, green poop until we supplemented with formula and then removed it).</p> <p>If the green poop does not resolve, I would definitely look into a food intollerance. The most common are milk and soy, eggs, and wheat. </p> <p>But, I would start with a good probiotic to see if you can reset the gut. But listen to your mommy instinct and if you think there is an issue, don't take "it's normal" as an answer. It took use months to diagnose my sons issues. We only fixed them because I kept insisting that something was wrong. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/green-poops#post-218108 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:04:59 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 218108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Green poop is usually either too much fore milk or a food allergy. LO had some at 6 weeks or so with a mild rash on his face, so I eliminated various things from my diet until we figured out he is allergic to egg whites. Within a few days both his rash cleared up and his poop returned to yellow. Good luck figuring it out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/green-poops#post-218107 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:41:42 +0000 mediagirl 218107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pulled M off formula earlier this week as her supplement and have been supplementing with breastmilk. I've noticed some green poops since then. It's been 3 days that she has been off formula. </p> <p>Has your lo ever had green poops? Did you figure out why? </p>