Breastfed baby poop and a comment from a stranger

zoopsiedaisy · June 2014

So now I'm paranoid about my child's poops. A woman in the waiting room at the ob office today commented on the audible gassiness of my LOs poop. I was waiting to go back and she had a bowel movement that you could hear if you were near us. It sounded like it always does, watery and gassy. Granted, this was a huge poop. I changed her soon as I got into the room and I was surprised at the amount. But you've always been able to hear her poops come out. The woman made me feel like this was abnormal, saying that I must have a lot of problems with her and gas. When in fact webe had none (knock on wood). So… Is there something wrong? Do your breastfed babies make it known when they're doing their business?

ambarnett1 · June 2014

When my DS was breastfed you could definitely hear when he pooped. I've read that breastfed babies have louder, more watery poops, so I assumed it was normal.

StinaH · June 2014

You can hear every poop from DD at our house, pretty sure it's normal.

WifeofaComposer · June 2014

There's nothing wrong with your LO, and that woman is an ass. I breastfed Skippy, and I'm breastfeeding this LO, and both of them had/have really loud, messy sounding poops - and lots of noisy farts.

*sparky* · June 2014

Ha! It is crazy what people will comment on. Yes, BF babies have loud poops. Also, if they poop while a diaper is off look out because it literally can go across a room (or all over mom's clothes, especially if you are on your way out the door for an appt).

It is completely normal and that woman needs to make sure she knows what she's talking about rather than stressing out random women in the waiting room for no reason.

Manda+panda · June 2014

DD does. It's more fluid than formula poop. It's going to sound like a really wet fart...because it is. DD even yells while she poops. There's never a question.

maelic · June 2014

I have never found a surprise poop in my daughter's diaper. Every single poop of her young life has been a loud fartsplosion you can hear clear across the room. She's not gassy and is a cheerful, easy baby. So.

ksulli · June 2014

My LOs poops are always accompanied by a few minutes of grunting, coughs really help her to push them out too. And of course the noise out the other end is hard to miss. Even my toddler finds her baby pooping hilarious.

Always a lady.

RedDawnsRevenge · June 2014

Totally normal. Both my girls you could hear poop from across town I swear! Unfortunately a lot of people arent educated on BF babies. My MIL insists that because DD2 is smiling she's pooping. Drives me insane.

juniper75 · June 2014

Same here. DD farts so loud DH always thinks its me and I am blaming the baby...lol. And when she poops its always a loud wet sounding explosion.

moonsparkles · June 2014

I get surprised by poops I didn't know had happened. I usually assume if I didn't hear it, it didn't happen.

Astan525 · June 2014

My dd is the same way. I can always hear when she poops. I believe it is very normal.

zoopsiedaisy · June 2014

Thank you all! I assumed it was normal because its happen since she passed the meconium phase. I never even questioned it until today. Stupid woman.

RedBird11 · June 2014

Totally normal. You can hear my DS poop from across the house. It always impresses my DH. Haha.

LaNorte · June 2014

Same here, we've never had a surprise poop - he is a loud pooper for sure! You can sometimes hear him in a different room.

MamaFantastic · June 2014

Loud here too!

smashton14th · June 2014

Always super loud! For my DS's 2 month check up i was in the waiting room with only one person (teenage kid). My DS did a very loud poop. I started laughing to myself because this teenage boy is probably so grossed out. I was also BFing at the time, so double wammy.

BabyBsMommy · June 2014

Manda+panda said:
DD does. It's more fluid than formula poop. It's going to sound like a really wet fart...because it is. DD even yells while she poops. There's never a question.

Okay, your DD yelling also makes me feel better. My DD wakes everyone up in th MOTN with her extremely loud grunts!!

rtv3 · June 2014

Yup, my BF baby is a loud pooper too :-)

JBellacqua84 · June 2014

Same here! Loud pooper and she is a grunter!

mallyandryan · June 2014

Loud here too. My husband always says " the coffee is on" bc it sounds like the coffee maker.

Juliajc · June 2014

DD poops so loud it wakes me up at night! No joke!

Ksample89 · June 2014

Completely normal!!

Kumori · June 2014

I FF, but I hear every bowel movement.

imogenisis · June 2014

Same here! There is never a doubt when DD is pooping. It's such a loud, distinct sound coupled with the most hilarious faces!

Alana1977 · June 2014

Totally normal. I can hear my son poop across the house! His loud poops and farts even wake me up at night. Totally normal and my son has no issues with gas.

dmosquera4 · June 2014

Nop it's normal we always laugh when we hear hi although sometimes you feel it if you are holding him most of the time it's like torpedoes

pallaviwankhs · June 2014

My LO generally goes red in her face and is loud enough when she poops. Her farts are embarrasingly loud but now we have gotten used to them. In fact, we practically celebrate when she farts since we know it makes her feel better/lighter.
And BTW, once the poop is complete, our baby smiles

Avion22 · June 2014

We also have a loud BF pooper. And he's happy and not gassy. It's just how wet poop sounds. I'm sorry that lady felt she had to open her mouth and say something about it.

I'm sure that some people who FF just aren't familiar with how BF poop differs. And as an EBF mom, I'm sure if I saw a FF poop, I would probably be like "what is THAT?!?!?"

nycgirlkat · June 2014

Even as a FF mom, I would never judge another baby's loud poops! Every baby is different, mine happens to be a silent pooper, but her farts sound like she's got a cannon tucked into her diaper! Why can't people just be more kind?!?!

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