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Supplementing with Formula
Hope this advice helps if your daughter has the same bowel movement problems. ... they became split pea green in color and more formed (think paste or ...
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- Great job breastfeeding this long. Keep in mind that supplementing will probably increase the baby's reflux issues unless the reflux is due to you having a milk overu...
- Until my daughter was six weeks old, I breastfed exclusively. Between 6 and 8 weeks, I gave her breast milk that I had frozen and formula (alternated bottles). When ...
- When my now three year old was born, she only had breast milk for the first 3-4 weeks but my pedia. suggested I supplement w/formula since I was having issues w/breast...
Daughter with Green Stool
It isn't the entire bowel movement that is green, just about half of it. .... drink green or blue juice of any kind, their stool will be green in color. ...
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- has she had any sugar ? too much sugar can make it green too, least it does for my kids. or do you have a missing green crayon? my daughter used to eat crayons and wha...
- Have you introduced avacados to her diet?
- A few things that have done this to my son: fruit roll ups or anything else with a lot of dye in it, and spinach, the rare times I have gotten him to eat it.
Breastfed Baby Has Strange Poop
Not sure what the rust color looks like, but I can tell you from my own experience with my .... Exclusively Breastfed Infant Having Strange Bowel Movements ...
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- Did they do any kind of food sensitivity testing? Even though you have not changed your diet, your baby girl might have a sensitivity to something you eat. Sometimes...
- She may not be nursing long enough. During around the 1st 10-20 minutes they get the watery milk and during the last 10-20 minutes they get the fatty milk. Don't switc...
- Hi J., this happened to my girls, when they had excess drool, because the teeth start forming underneath the gums before birth, and the teething symptoms are there, ...
Seeking Advice Regarding Infant's Digestion
When he poops, it should be yellow and seedy, even orange in color. ... Does he strain to have a bowel movement and stick his legs straight out like they ...
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- you are fine. as long as you are breastfeeding, like your doctor says, you dont have to worry about it. the thing is that with breastfeeding, so much of what baby ...
- He may be having a reaction to a food you are eating. Dairy can oftern cause issues. Try eliminating all dairy from your diet for a week or so & see if that helps. ...
- My son would go up to 2 wks at a time!!! I was very worried also, but I actually think the more healthy you eat, the more digestable the breastmilk is for your baby. T...
Constipated 2 Year Old
She finally had a bowel movement and seems to feel a lot better. ..... ok not to be sick or anything but what color is her poop.. does she sweat alot or get ...
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- I have a set of BB twins, almost four, one is very petite and had this problem from the start of foods being introduced! The Dr. started with baby Pear juice, don't ad...
- Try the Carnation formula. My son had such terrible bowel movements that he would scream for 20 minutes and we had to use enemas every week. (Which was the only bowe...
- Fiber. Try giving her some fresh fruits.
My 3 Month Old Breastfed Baby Only Poops Every 10-14 Days
It should have the same color and consistency ( light mustard). ... Breastfed babies typically can have a bowel movement 1 to every 14 days. TOTALLY normal. ...
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- You need to get your baby in to the doctor ASAP, you should never let a baby or an adult go that long without a bowel movement, that baby could die!! Didnt your physi...
- When my daughter was a baby she had de same problem, and she was also in breast milk only...I did try the prune juice (she was probably a little older than your baby) ...
- I haven't had this problem before with any of my kids but my mother in law (a mother of 5 and nurse for 25 years) told me she had this problem with one of her kids and...
Gassy
But it was a dark green, brown w/ some yellow color to it and really smelled ... bowel movement in 3 answers "... start to poop less and can go quite awhile ...
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- I would call your pediatrician first and see what they have to say, because he is so young. Good luck
- Call your pediatrician. I am sure there is something to really loosen his stool. Also check what you are feeding him. Formula, unfortunately, can stop up a baby. If yo...
- I realize that most folks are going to recommend calling the DOC and that being a first time mom has you a bit on the "safer side"... but I would try some gas drops, a...
2 1/2 Year Old Constipated
It has no taste or color. The next morning she had a normal vowel (not ... Our 2 1/2 year old son fights his bowel movements and is very successful at it. ...
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- If this is unusual, I'd try a glycerin suppository or a warm-water enema with a [large - about 1/2 cup capacity) bulb syringe -- whichever you have easiest access to. ...
- My son had the same problem on a regular basis and it even resulted in him regressing in his potty training. We went home to visit my family and my dad put flaxseed (i...
- I had the same problem with my son at that age.Try Miralax.You can put the powdered form in her drink, and she'll never know the difference.It really helped my son.I'd...
Baby Gasps for Breath
His face doesn't change color during these spells. ... Keep in mind that babies usually urinate/have a bowel movement WHILE they are nursing. ...
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- My baby used to gasp for breath also and I thought it was the wind getting into her face. I never talked to the doctor about it. She never arched her back, just shook ...
- I have four kids and two have been on meds for reflux and they really do make a huge difference for them! I was hesitant at first to put the first one on a prescriptio...
- Hi L., I am not a doctor, but that does not sound like reflux to me. The medication has not resolved the breathing problems, so there must be another explanation for ...
Constipated Breastfed Baby
A seedy-mustardy color is normal! Don't worry about it :) If your baby seems to be ..... I have never heard of a baby having a once a week bowel movement. ...
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- My breastfed baby did the same thing, but my pediatrician said it was normal. My mom told me that most babies seem to have trouble going. My baby is 7 months old now...
- My 8 month old son started having some trouble with stools at 4 months of age when I started introducing cereal (he is breastfed and will be until at least a year of...
- I have had the same issue with my four month old son lately. I called the doctor and the hospital, for a second opinion, and they both said that solely nursed babies ...
