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jaymiegerard
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Poopy question about a 3 month old (TMI)
jaymiegerard
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I EBF on demand, and DS is a great eater. His poop has always been on the runny side and frequent (minimum of 4 poops a day), but all of a sudden he is pooping 7+ times a day! Unfortunately, these BMs are associated with gas and cramps and a crabby baby. :-(
His eating habits haven't changed at all, so I'm wondering what's going on?
Did this happen to anyone? Could it be early signs of teething?
All thoughts are welcome! :-)
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Re: Poopy question about a 3 month old (TMI)
Yes- it can take up to 2 weeks to get out. Also, a lot of times there is "hidden" dairy, like whey, in processed food, just if you didn't already know.
I will say, my LO fluctuates between pooping every few days, to once a day, to once a feeding, and back. Sometimes it's accompanied by gas, but I haven't been concerned at all. Of course, you know if something is wrong, but I just wanted to let you know that frequency isn't necessarily a problem in and of itself.
Don't get yourself all worked up about what you are eating and food allergies etc. It is much rarer than most moms think and is often misdiagnosed. Rule everything else out first.
It could very well be teething. The day LO turned 3 months he ditched the paci, started sucking his thumb like crazy, spitting up a ton (more saliva versus curdled BM), fussing, waking up alot at night and pooping mucousy runny poops- exactly 1 week later he had two shiny white teeth all the way through- I was ASTONISHED!
I got all worked up thinking it was my milk, something I ate, a virus whatever. I was taking his temp, calling people to see what they thought was wrong and no one expected teeth that early - but that was it!
There would most likely (not always) be other signs associated with allergies if that was the case. Watch for the tell tale red ring around the anus, eczema, any rash etc.
Two other things- The sudden increase in poop could be his digestive system doing some maturing. He is right at the age when the system begins to develop and balance out and prepare for the eventual introduction for "real" food. Right around 3 1/2 months all of the gas, pains and newborn digestive stuff he had going on just suddenly stopped.
lastly- How is your supply? Did you recently begin pumping more? If so, it could have increased the amount of foremilk in each letdown which could also lead to gas, pains and increased pooping.
Not to discredit the PP but ALL newborns have gas. Dairy only affects a small percentage of them to the point that the mother would need to cease consumption. Look up some websites and do some research before you deny yourself of dairy products. Women lose exorbanant amounts of calcium while BFing and if you unnecessarily drop dairy, you are putting yourself at a higher risk for osteopinea and other bone issues in the future.
Newborns are gassy because their guts are immature. I paid EXTREMELY close attention to how my food affected LO for the first two months because he had such horrible gas and tummy pains. What I ate was never the culprit. It turned out to be a foremilk/hindmilk imbalance that is now all balanced out.
And like I said- they just need time to mature those little bellies and it seems that right around 4 months, it evens out for most babies.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I want so much for it to not be dairy related, and truth be told, these bouts don't usually seem to have any relation to what I'm eating. I guess I stopped dairy as a just in case, but man, I am craving cheese like it's nobody's business. Maybe I'll start to reintroduce to see if it has any effect.
If it is just teething, then I guess there's not much I can do about it but stick it out.
As far as my supply, I don't pump at all, but DS has been wanting to eat (or at least suckle) more, so maybe I am making more milk.
I did a little more research and am going to try to keep him on the same breast 2 feedings in a row instead of switching each time. I have a suspicion it may be a foremilk/hindmilk imbalance.
Thanks again!Block feedings work great for us.
On the dairy issue- my LO was diagnosed with a mild milk protein allergy because of some eczema her pedi looked at, and even then she said I only had to stop dairy if I wanted and that I could use hydrocortisone cream on her skin. You're probably fine to keep going with dairy. It's hard to cut out completely!