Color of stool

The Steph009

I was wondering if it is normal if babies poop changes color at 8 weeks old. She went from having a seedy mustard color to pooping green. Its only happened once today but still im a bit worried is this normal??

jaime52005

My lo has been pooping different shades of green for 2 weeks she is 1 mo today pedi was not concerned

InkedMegs

The Steph009:

I was wondering if it is normal if babies poop changes color at 8 weeks old. She went from having a seedy mustard color to pooping green. Its only happened once today but still im a bit worried is this normal??

This just happened to DD over the past week.  I took note of it, but I'm not concerned.  I'm just glad she's pooping!

jkuhmann

It's nothing to worry about; green is an "acceptable" color for BF babies.  It's probably either because you've been eating a lot of green veggies lately, or that she's getting more foremilk than hindmilk (also totally fine as long as she is thriving). 

guilletskichuk

Have you introduced formula or changed the type of formula you're using if you already use it?

It is my understanding that babies that are breastfed any amount will have mustard coloured, seedy looking poop.
Babies that are fed formula will begin to have more green coloured, firmer pasty stools.

Last weekend, LO didn't have a vowel movement for the whole day and, when he did, it was super foul smelling, green, and pasty. It was more solid like and not liquidy at all. It just so happens that we changed formulas a day or so prior so we thought that triggered the change. However, I think it had s lot to do with quitting breast feeding too. My supply was getting so low that I was only pumping enough for a bottle every couple of days. LO's stools were mustard like again after the last bottle of breast milk he got. Since then I haven't fed him any more breast milk and his poop is green and firmer again.

ETA: My LO was 5 weeks old when this started happening.

MrsJ723

From what I've read, any shade of green, yellow, or brown is fine.