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A had this before and it was because she had to strain to go, however hers was a little on her bum too. Is there an after hours number you can call just to ease your mind, if you are worried? Maybe just talk to a nurse?

We had MSPI and this is common. You can read my MSPI post for information about what other things it might be before leaping right to that

@lawbee11: it really does sound like it's from a little tear.

I went through this. I could talk about it for days. We collected stool samples and had them tested, had bloodwork done, eliminated dairy from my diet, it was a huge stressful ordeal that really ended up being nothing/unexplained. He grew out of it is the short story.

One theory (from our lactation consultant because we were having breastfeeding issues at the same time), was that stool softeners I was taking were the cause.

I agree it sounds like a tear. But I would watch very closely and if you see it again (or if M has other symptoms like fussiness, gassiness, excessive spit up) I would talk to your doctor about possible food intolerances. But even if it is MSPI, it's not a medical emergency.

This happened to us once, and we talked to the nurse who said as a one time thing, it probably wasn't serious. Baby was about 4 months old and had gone a whole day without pooping, so the nurse said this was straining. She said to call back if this happened again, but it didn't. Probably normal!