Breastfed baby with green poop!

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catan

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My 10-week old baby's poop has been green in the past week. No other issues that I can see-- she's gaining weight, sleeps well, nurses fine, hardly cries, so I'm not sure whether I should be concerned? She nurses on demand every 2-3 hours in the day, 4-5 hours at night, and has 5-6 good-sized poops a day.

I read about green poops resulting from foremilk/hindmilk imbalance and have switched to block nursing (4-6 hours only on one side) the past couple days. Her poop is less green but still green.

Any insights would be very helpful!!!!
 
Hi cantan,

this is very normal and common for exclusively breastfed babies. mine had green poop for a couple of months :)
 
My daughter experienced the same thing. I was told by my pediatrician that it was something I was eating - not sure if that was the cause or not (and I later switched doctors due to lack of confidence), but it returned to normal eventually and everything was fine. I don't blame you for your worry though - if I remember it was REALLY green!
 
I have also heard it is a foremilk/ hindmilk issue. I wouldn't worry about it to much though these things have a way of sorting themselves out. Your supply is probably gearing up for a growth spurt where your baby will naturally begin feeding more.
 
Hi miran!

Did your baby's poop eventually return to yellow color? Or does it just stay greenish?


miran said:
Hi cantan,

this is very normal and common for exclusively breastfed babies. mine had green poop for a couple of months :)
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I thought about that too but my diet was consistent during the poop color change. She is fine, mostly people around me who have experience with babies say green poop means tummy problems...


nino said:
My daughter experienced the same thing. I was told by my pediatrician that it was something I was eating - not sure if that was the cause or not (and I later switched doctors due to lack of confidence), but it returned to normal eventually and everything was fine. I don't blame you for your worry though - if I remember it was REALLY green!
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Thanks erina320! This is comforting to know!

erina320 said:
I have also heard it is a foremilk/ hindmilk issue. I wouldn't worry about it to much though these things have a way of sorting themselves out. Your supply is probably gearing up for a growth spurt where your baby will naturally begin feeding more.
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It happened to DS when he was 3-4 months old.
If the baby is happy and doesn't show signs of discomfort, then I wouldn't worry too much. I had the foremilk/ hindmilk imbalance for a while, but the baby and the breast will sort it out themselves.
Yet, it did happen to me once that his poop was dark green (neon spinach green) for a few days. It WAS something new in my diet (lavender tea). So as soon as I stopped drinking that, his poop went back to normal.
Hope it helps.
 
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