another EBF poop question

Matt Dvorak

My LO has always on occasion had a bit of green poop here and there, but not usually. Lately it has been constant - sometimes a bit mucusy, but often the normal seedy poop, just green. He does have a cold and I've read that this can cause green poop. But, I also eat LOTS of dairy so I'm a bit concerned it's my diet. However, he is 5 months old so if it were a dairy allergy would it show up so late? 

I guess I'm just looking for opinions from other people's experience - if this seems more like a side effect of the cold or if I should try cutting down on my excessive dairy intake. 

tokenhoser

How is he doing otherwise? Is his weight gain good? Is he generally a content baby?

I really don't think poop color is that important if there are no other signs of a problem.

boogerbearoriginal

My LO is just getting over a cold too and in the thick of it he had some green poops. I'm guessing from the gross nasal drainage he was probably swallowing a lot of snot.Now that his nasal congestion is cleared up it's back to yellow.

If he's otherwise ok I'd wait and see if it clears up when he gets over his cold. 

Matt Dvorak

tokenhoser:

How is he doing otherwise? Is his weight gain good? Is he generally a content baby?

I really don't think poop color is that important if there are no other signs of a problem.

There aren't other problems - which is why I'm leaning towards thinking this is just a side effect of the cold.  

Matt Dvorak

Booger+Bear:

My LO is just getting over a cold too and in the thick of it he had some green poops. I'm guessing from the gross nasal drainage he was probably swallowing a lot of snot.Now that his nasal congestion is cleared up it's back to yellow.

If he's otherwise ok I'd wait and see if it clears up when he gets over his cold. 

I can certainly tell he's swallowing a lot of snot - he has a mucusy cough and of course doesn't know to spit it out, so just keeps swallowing it down (sorry for that gross description!). 

KeyLime81

tokenhoser:

How is he doing otherwise? Is his weight gain good? Is he generally a content baby?

I really don't think poop color is that important if there are no other signs of a problem.

This.  My LO has had some green poop lately.  I called his pedi's office and the nurse said that as long as there's no fever, his weight gain is good, and he's generally a content baby, there's no need to worry.

blu-eyedwife

tokenhoser:

How is he doing otherwise? Is his weight gain good? Is he generally a content baby?

I really don't think poop color is that important if there are no other signs of a problem.

This.  Someone on here also mentioned that when they eat green leafy veggies the baby's poop tends to be greener and I realized that was going on with me too.  When I'm eating my spinach, lettuce, kale, chard the poop is greener than when I'm having squash, tomatoes, corn, etc.

Matt Dvorak

thanks, all! Nice to know that this seems normal.