Poop question

ReeceFamily

LOs poops have been a mix of mustard yellow and spinach green and pretty watery. We are EBFing. Noticed a little mucous a few days ago, but no more. Thoughts? I am already trying to cut dairy out, in case that's the issue.

caseylynw

DS's are the same way in his last two diapers. I have no idea what the problem is either so I'm no help but at least your not alone!!!!

SunshineShades

ReeceFamily:

LOs poops have been a mix of mustard yellow and spinach green and pretty watery. We are EBFing. Noticed a little mucous a few days ago, but no more. Thoughts? I am already trying to cut dairy out, in case that's the issue.

You pretty much just described DD's poops since birth. Most of the time they are mustard yellow, but a couple times a day they get a green tinge to them. I was told like PPs that it is a hindmilk foremilk imbalance. I notice it more at night time than day. Which I was also told could just be a change in my milk throughout the day.

SPK926

Probably just a hindmilk foremilk imbalance. Make sure you empty one breast completely before offering the other. For me that means I feed off the same breast for 2 feedings sometimes. DD feeds every 30 minutes at times though so I'm not going 4 hours between feedings when I do that!

Also, I often see people suggest cutting out dairy and while that is a possibility everything I've read is that what a mom eats really (most of the time) doesn't effect our babies. So few babies are actually sensitive to a mom's breast milk based on what she ate. Remember that your body is making milk with exactly what your LO needs in it! I wish I could find the article I just read about this the other day, it was great!!

ReeceFamily

PrivacyWanted:

If it's happening consistently it's a foremilk hindmilk imbalance

Interesting. LO has actually switched to staying on one boob forever on her own, so maybe that's why. I'll stay with it.

ReeceFamily

SPK926:

Probably just a hindmilk foremilk imbalance. Make sure you empty one breast completely before offering the other. For me that means I feed off the same breast for 2 feedings sometimes. DD feeds every 30 minutes at times though so I'm not going 4 hours between feedings when I do that!Also, I often see people suggest cutting out dairy and while that is a possibility everything I've read is that what a mom eats really most of the time doesn't effect our babies. So few babies are actually sensitive to a mom's breast milk based on what she ate. Remember that your body is making milk with exactly what your LO needs in it! I wish I could find the article I just read about this the other day, it was great!!

Please post if you find it!

Smiley-1980

It happens to us too. I have always fed from one side only. The doctor said its fine and not to worry. I find it happens if I've been more engorged. It's definitely from too much fore milk. My body figures it out and adjusts over a few days and the poop goes back to normal. I heard the dairy problem is actually pretty rare so probably not the issue.

ChariZae

DD has the same with her diapers. Usually doing two feeds before switching sides works for us.