https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 09 Jun 2026 01:15:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-food-sensitivities-show-up#post-2797459 Tue, 16 Jan 2018 15:09:57 +0000 starchild 2797459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following -- did anyone see it sooner and if so, did it display differently without the mucus? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-food-sensitivities-show-up#post-2797435 Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:50:49 +0000 MrsADS 2797435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jennibenni that does sounds like possible MSPI poops. Since it just started, I would give it some time and observe for a few days - week and see if it improves before you make any changes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-food-sensitivities-show-up#post-2797429 Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:38:38 +0000 kes18 2797429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jennibenni: no, just dairy. I figured I would start there and that seemed to help so I never did soy. I suppose you could also go the other way- both dairy and soy and then trial the soy back in. Eliminating soy is a lot harder than dairy so I opted just to try for dairy and hope it worked.</p> <p>I'm not sure on the smell, I'm sure a virus/cold could make it smell just like it could cause it to be runnier or looser. So I would keep an eye on it. If it doesn't improve it's definitely worth looking into as it could be a possible sensitivity. Poop doesn't need to be seedy though, not when you're 10 weeks out. Both of my babies started out with the seedy poops right after my milk came in but once they can digest better the seedy poop went away (and my first was an easy, non fussy, no allergy baby). Our main symptoms were colic and puking, it probably takes the diaper issues longer to show up though. Maybe take the next bad diaper into your ped!</p> <p>My second was a terrible sleeper except between 4-12 weeks (only time he was a "good" sleeper- woke up 2x a night) and unfortunately nothing has helped that lol. He is still sort of a high needs baby. Once they get to around 3 mo the sleep can go off the rails. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-food-sensitivities-show-up#post-2797422 Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:24:15 +0000 Jennibenni 2797422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsADS: The one last night and one this morning were very sticky/stringy like that, and they’ve been smelling like vinegar for almost a week. I wonder if that means anything or if sickness/drool also cause the smell. </p> <p>@kes18: Did you eliminate soy also? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-food-sensitivities-show-up#post-2797414 Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:04:51 +0000 MrsADS 2797414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son had multiple issues related to MSPI (severe reflux and bloody/mucusy diapers). The reflux issues started immediately from birth, but the diapers got progressively worse and I would say around 3-4 months were actually when they were the worst, so I don't think it's impossible that you might start to see bad diapers at that point. My son's had very small amounts of visible blood, but every diaper was just thick with mucus- I mean it was like bubble gum, you could hold the sides of the diaper together and then pull them apart, like the whole poop was just straight mucus basically. Never seedy BF poop. And they smelled really bad/weird - like vinegar and acid.</p> <p>edit - with my son, eliminating dairy and soy wasn't enough to fix the issue (I had to eliminate basically everything!), but if I had been eating dairy and soy he would have been 100x worse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-food-sensitivities-show-up#post-2797411 Tue, 16 Jan 2018 11:55:01 +0000 kes18 2797411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jennibenni: Mine had colic but he also puked (huge amounts) and he did start with the fussiness and colic and puking right at 2 weeks. He had reflux and wanted to nurse nonstop to soothe his tummy but he just ate and ate until he puked it all back up. I block fed him from the beginning (but I pumped the other side so I didn't block feed to reduce supply) so I don't think it was my oversupply that caused issues but oversupply/forceful letdown can cause symptoms that mimic food sensitivities/reflux. His puking and fussiness did subside when I went off dairy. I saw results after 2 weeks off. </p> <p>FWIW, mucus in diapers can be caused by a cold/virus as well as drooling. So it might be worth it to wait it out a couple weeks before considering a food sensitivity. I know a lot of babies start really drooling a lot around 12 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-food-sensitivities-show-up#post-2797384 Tue, 16 Jan 2018 10:43:40 +0000 Jennibenni 2797384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jape14: He seems a little sniffly/boogery but I’m not sure if it’s germ related or reflux/spit up is to blame. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-food-sensitivities-show-up#post-2797360 Tue, 16 Jan 2018 09:39:13 +0000 jape14 2797360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is there any possibility he has or is developing a cold? DD (6 mo) had some weird mucusy poops around 7/8 weeks and it turned out that she had caught a cold from her older brother. When she was better, her poops went back to normal.</p> <p>Relatedly, I cut dairy/soy for my son for a month, but the only thing that improved his fussy eating was switching from Zantac to Prilosec. Once he was on the proper dose of the right medicine, he was so much less fussy and slept better. Cutting out dairy/soy is such a pain that I'd want to rule out other issues first for sure! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-food-sensitivities-show-up#post-2797334 Tue, 16 Jan 2018 08:23:20 +0000 Pumuckl 2797334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In hindsight that is probably when my LOs showed the first signs of dairy intolerance too. If you can I would cut out the dairy for at least 2 weeks and feed no formula bottles and see whether it helps. My LO showed signs of improvement very quickly after cutting all dairy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-food-sensitivities-show-up#post-2797231 Mon, 15 Jan 2018 20:55:34 +0000 Pollywog 2797231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was around 10-12 weeks </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-food-sensitivities-show-up#post-2797227 Mon, 15 Jan 2018 20:42:00 +0000 bees_knees 2797227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1 had MSPI and his diapers didn’t start looking bad until 9/10 weeks. He had eczema/reflux right away though. </p> <p>DS2 had eczema/reflux from day 1, so I cut dairy/soy out (and saw an improvement) before any diaper symptoms showed up. </p> <p>FWIW, I’m 38 weeks pregnant with DS3 and haven’t eaten dairy/soy since the first of the year, just in case :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-food-sensitivities-show-up#post-2797224 Mon, 15 Jan 2018 20:34:26 +0000 Mae 2797224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first wasn't diagnosed until 13 weeks. She started having issues at 11 weeks (increasingly refused to eat until she completely refused all food). I don't remember how her diapers looked because I didn't really know what they should look like my first time around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-food-sensitivities-show-up#post-2797222 Mon, 15 Jan 2018 20:23:04 +0000 Jennibenni 2797222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is ten weeks old and breastfed with the occasional formula bottle. For the past five or six days he has had gradually more unusual diapers and been gradually more fussy. Today he had three mucus-y poops and the last one was very clear and stringy. He is normally a pretty good sleeper but last night was hell and it looks like tonight will be too. </p> <p>He definitely has reflux and is on Zantac for that which so far has managed it fine. I’m wondering if something like a dairy sensitivity would show up at this point when it hasn’t been an issue before? </p> <p>Obviously I’ll chexn with his doctor tomorrow. </p>