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Green Stools? What Do I Do...
Asked by L.M. from South Bend
on July 21, 2008
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My 4 year old son has had nothing but soft green stools the past few weeks. He hasn't had a normal brown stool in a really long time. He says his tummy hurts in the ...
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- Perhaps look at what he's been eating and drinking lately. Has he had foods or drinks with dye in them? Red dyes and blue dyes can make the poop look different. Has...
- Does he eat anything with blue food coloring in it? Like fruit snacks or Captain Crunch or blue cake frosting? That turns stools soft green. My son turned 6 a coupl...
- Check what food colors your son is eating. If my girls get too much blue, green, or purple colored food, it changes their stool. We learned this after we had a blue ...
Switching Formulas and GI Upset
Asked by L.A. from Denver
on March 29, 2008
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Hello-thanks as always for sharing your experiences
has anyone noticed that their infant experienced GI upset with a formula change. I was breastfeeding my 6 week ...
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- If you decide to go back to breastfeeding, I could help with recipes - I don't eat dairy because I am vegan.
- My little one is on Alimentum because of Milk Allergy and he has done so well on it! The only thing is it makes for the nastiest messy diapers! (they smell amazingly ...
- It does appear to be an allergy of sorts. My youngest son is highly allergic to milk and eggs. We have had him tested for every allergy you can think of. It helps t...
Discomfort Night Feeding
Asked by K.L. from Tampa
on June 9, 2008
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My son is three weeks old and I've been noticing for the past week that he becomes agitated after his night feeding. When I put him down to sleep afterwards he become...
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- Hi K., This is not really a solution, more of a ME TOO! With my first child she never had this but this (4 weeks old today) one seems to be extra gassy (bottom half...
- Congrats K.!! I used Mylicon after every feeding with my first daughter. I never heard of it causing constipation nor did it cause it with her. But what it sounds like...
- are you nursing or bottle feeding? if nursing, i don't think the mylicon causes too much constipation. I would try right after the feeding, try to get a birp, then g...
Complaining of Upset Stomach
Asked by T.L. from San Francisco
on February 26, 2008
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My oldest daughter who will be 5 in april often complains of her tummy aching. She complained so much that I took her to the dr. who can't find anything wrong but told...
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- I had a thought as my 5 year old does this on occasion. Did this by chance start near your youngest son's birth? Could she be doing it for attention? I only have 2 ...
- Hi T. What about dairy, is she still eating that and if so, you may want to consider getting that out of her diet. Something to consider too, when she says her stom...
- Hi T., When my now 12 year old was five she started complaining about stomaches also! We took her to the doctor and couldn't find anything. We determined that it was ...
Starting Finger Foods
Asked by T.R. from Phoenix
on February 12, 2008
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My 11 month old son is starting to take a huge interest in feeding himself, which I am really excited about. However, I am not sure of what to healthy options to give ...
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- oddly my son will only eat what we eat. he's 13 months. This means that he has now had baked falafel, pasta with lots of veggies and marinara, couscous w/ veggies a...
- I recommend the book Super Baby Foods. It has everything you need to know about feeding your baby and includes great recipes. I still follow it and my daughter is 3 ...
- My son really liked cheese so I offered shreds instead of small cubes or mozzarella instead of cheddar to vary things a little. He loved green beans cut into small bit...
