green poop..gross i know, but need advice
bubble515
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this is TMI but im a FTM and need advice.. very confused. my LO has been having more green poops than yellow the past few days. she also poops alot and when she goes you can see it in her face. it also sounds very loose (sorry. i know its gross).
i havent had dairy the past 2 days and we are getting more greens than yellow. we had some yellows prior to this, although i know it takes a while for dairy to be out of my system. she also chokes from time to time when BF so i am not sure if this is a hindmilk/foremilk issue. i keep her on until she latches off.. usually 20-25 min before offering the other. she also has "baby acne" which has gotten worse the past few days. dr says its normal.
any advice or signs to know if it is hindmilk/let down issue or dairy?
eliminating all dairy is hard.. i can do milk..cheese etc.. but most things have some traces of dairy. i am not sure if this is dairy related or what. my lactation lady said to try it for a few weeks. Thanks in advance.
Re: green poop..gross i know, but need advice
could the baby acne be a rash? it is worse than it was when the dr saw her a few days ago.. but he said it could get worse
how does block feeding work as far as getting engorged..pumping...how lonf to feed on one breast etc? i feed her every 2-3 hours.
last week i was eating dairy and she was gassy..waking up every hour during the day and fussy...but poop was yellow. however we aslo misunderstood gas signs (arching back) as hunger and kept feeding her. that couldve been a part of it 2.
It's probably not dairy. With the block feeding, you don't switch a boob during a feed or every other feed. Keep LO on 1 boob til she's done, however long that takes. Then, come time for the next feed, put her that same boob til she's done. Then do 2 feeds on the other boob. Don't pump--it'll increase your supply. If you need to, hand express to relieve discomfort, but try not to express a lot.
i am going to tryit tomorrow..should the poops become yellow right away or does it take time? and how long does block feeding last? the entire time i am going to breastfeed or just for a period of time?
when i first started BF the lactation lady had me pumping after every feed for the most part.. i was pumping like 4 to 6 oz. i did that for about a week or so. i pump now once a day if that. i pumped yesterday for 20 minutes and got 4.5 ounces with both.
im a clueless ftm!
You might find this web resource helpful:
https://kellymom.com/
Lit has great info on all of the things you have questions about.
Lean back when you nurse, it'll slow the flow of milk. Or unlatch LO when your milk letsdown and let it spray into a burp cloth or a bottle. When the slow flows, latch LO back on. I had an oversupply at first and had to block feed for several days to get my supply under control. I know this is frustrating, but it's fixable. And quitting will be very hard because you'd have to do it gradually to avoid clogged ducts and possible mastitis.
Feed LO from your left side for 2 or 3 feedings in a row. Then feed her from the right side for 2 or 3 feedings in a row. If the side you're not feeding from gets engorged and you're uncomfortable, hand express of pump just until you're comfortable. You don't want to pump very much, otherwise your body will keep making lots of milk.
Not sure why your LC told you to pump after every feeding, as that can lead to an oversupply. Normally just feeding on demand is enough stimulation to establish a healthy milk supply.
Here's info from kellymom about oversupply and overactive letdown:
https://kellymom.com/bf/got-milk/supply-worries/fast-letdown/
I know it's so hard when feedings become stressful, but hang in there. The link above gives you instructions for fixing this.
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then latch baby on and keep baby on just that side only for that feeding. if they fuss, take them off burp them really really well for several minutes and reoffer the same side. use breast compressions and massage if they start to complain about a slow flow of milk
questions...
what constitutes a feeding? stupid question im sure.. but sometimes she clusters.. eats for 5..falls alseep for ten minutes.. she did this for an hour today so i kept putting her back on that same boob. was this right?
i spoke to a lactation lady today and she said to offer the same boob within the hour. over an hour offer the other boob. so im trying to do that.
i also feed on demand and dont wake her up..so i was going to give the boob i left off with. it this right? for example. she sleeps 5 hrs at night (im lucky so far)
confused breastfeeding first time mom.. i had yellow poops in the beginning and then i started changing stuff.. now i dont remember what it was that i did:(