Green poop

robsgrl23

My LO has been crying on/off since 6 this morning and has slept only 30 minutes today with no end in site.  NOTHING helps her, swaddling, etc.  The only thing that keeps her quiet is the breast.  I only breast feed her, not hing else. I've noticed today that she has been having green stools. Has anyone ever had this with their little one?

SALloyd

Green poop here too.  Sometimes she has one solid little "nugget" in the middle of softer poo.  Sorry, TMI.  I think my little one is somewhat constipated because we switched formula a week ago, was advised to give her 1 ounce of Prune juice until soft stools daily. 

LucyGoosey81

It should be ok.  It generally means you're giving too much foremilk and not enough hindmilk.  Try waiting longer before switching sides. 

lulu3061

Ditto on the foremilk/hindmilk imbalance.  Sometimes it's tough when they only want the boob (like a growth spurt) because they end up with more foremilk than hind and end up with the green poop.  

bethandjoe09

LucyGoosey81:

It generally means you're giving too much foremilk and not enough hindmilk.  Try waiting longer before switching sides. 

This.  A foremilk/hindmilk imbalance is associated with gassiness and green frothy stools.  If you keep her on one side longer (say a three-hour block of just eating off one side) that should help.

The breastfeeding board here and this website (https://www.kellymom.com/bf/index.html) have a lot of good info.