Post by pacificrules on Jul 30, 2014 16:49:58 GMT -5
(DD2 is 3 weeks old.)
1-When your infant BF'd, how much milk would end up on their face/blanket/etc? She sucks a ton, but seems to only swallow about half the time. Milk ends up getting everywhere. I can't remember if that's normal or not.
2-Her poop is that mustard yellow color normally. Could green flecks or green poop mean some sort of dairy intolerance? I know it's really early, but I'm starting to wonder if she reacts to me having dairy. Some days she's SO much more gassy/inconsolable than other days.
Post by hopecounts on Jul 30, 2014 16:59:58 GMT -5
Have you had a LC check her sucking/latch she shouldn't be losing that much if she is latched well and sucking properly. It may be you have a super forceful letdown that is overwhelming her as well. 2) Not necessarily, how is your supply problem 1 combined with this makes me wonder about oversupply and milk imbalance. Baby getting too much foremilk can make them have funny poops/stomach issues.
1. I think normal is a big place. If she's making diapers, she's drinking milk. 2. I never worried about a bit of green. Some days were rougher than others, but without blood in the stool I wasn't going to blame my diet. Babies are cranky sometimes.
Have you had a LC check her sucking/latch she shouldn't be losing that much if she is latched well and sucking properly. It may be you have a super forceful letdown that is overwhelming her as well.
No, I haven't. I mean an LC saw us at the hospital when she was a day old. But nothing since that.
2) Not necessarily, how is your supply problem 1 combined with this makes me wonder about oversupply and milk imbalance. Baby getting too much foremilk can make them have funny poops/stomach issues.
1. I think normal is a big place. If she's making diapers, she's drinking milk.
Yes, she has no problem dirtying her diapers.
2. I never worried about a bit of green. Some days were rougher than others, but without blood in the stool I wasn't going to blame my diet. Babies are cranky sometimes.
Yeah, I know green is pretty normal. And, you're right...babies are cranky. She's just usually pretty chill so when she's upset, it's a big/noticeable difference. It probably has just been a coincidence, but the last two rough days she's had (today and Friday) I knew I'd happened to have dairy the day before. I should probably just ride it out for a couple more weeks and not jump to anything right now.
Post by hopecounts on Jul 30, 2014 17:13:48 GMT -5
Another thought if her latch/swallow isn't good she may be taking in air and having tummy troubles from that. My first step would be a visit with the LC, they can also do a weighed feed so you can get an idea of how much she is getting. Also was she early/on time/late? Sometimes early babies can have a bit of trouble as the digestive system gets rolling. It usually passes as it matures.
C was a pretty messy eater. I had to put a burp cloth underneath him to catch whatever he didn't swallow. Also an active letdown can make it uncomfortable for the baby to swallow enough to keep up. I think this is pretty normal. You could try pumping a little bit first. But yeah, if she's pooping enough, she's getting enough to eat.
We had a few green-flecked poops, but never more than maybe 1-2 in a row. I think people are too quick to blame their baby's discomfort on their own diet, when really there's a very wide range of what's normal. It's normal for newborns to be gassy and fussy, and to strain to poop. If you're really concerned,you can try keeping along of what you eat and the state of her poop to see if there are correlations.
DD was a very messy eater for the first 6 weeks or so. Then it's like she figured it out and the messiness stopped. I used to have to tuck a washcloth under my boob or else my clothes would be soaked.
I never worried about poops having colors in them. DDs poops changed throughout the day. My google research told me that was fine.
C was a pretty messy eater. I had to put a burp cloth underneath him to catch whatever he didn't swallow. Also an active letdown can make it uncomfortable for the baby to swallow enough to keep up. I think this is pretty normal. You could try pumping a little bit first. But yeah, if she's pooping enough, she's getting enough to eat.
We had a few green-flecked poops, but never more than maybe 1-2 in a row. I think people are too quick to blame their baby's discomfort on their own diet, when really there's a very wide range of what's normal. It's normal for newborns to be gassy and fussy, and to strain to poop. If you're really concerned,you can try keeping along of what you eat and the state of her poop to see if there are correlations.
I agree with all of this, except keeping the log. When both of my boys were that age, I tucked a burp cloth under the baby to catch the dripped milk. I had a strong letdown and both boys would occasionally unlatch.
I don't think a log is a bad idea, I think it just adds one more unnecessary thing to do. You've got enough on your plate. Babies will cry and people often jump to blaming it on gas (obviously, sometimes it is). Remember crying is the only way babies communicate...it could mean they're hot, cold, uncomfortable, their clothes are too tight, the light is too bright/dim, they don't like the feel of your watch on their skin, they don't like something they see or hear, etc. Unless there is blood in the stool or there is obvious, serious gas pain, I wouldn't worry about your diet. Lots of people unnecessarily cut dairy and other foods out of their diet. It takes two weeks to get out of your system...baby is now two weeks older, you're two weeks more experienced as a parent of a newborn (a big deal, even if it's not baby #1, since every baby is different), and baby becomes happier. Some/most of that decreased fussiness happens naturally, but when the timing happens to fall right around when mom cut dairy, then dairy gets blamed. I'm absolutely not suggesting that dairy intolerance isn't real, I just think it gets blamed too often for general baby stuff. Going dairy free while nursing can be difficult (or make you miss your favorite foods), which then makes you more likely to stop breastfeeding.
Green poops can be pretty normal, they can also be a sign of oversupply. You might want to call a LC to check the latch and talk to you about oversupply and block feeding as it applies to you.
My baby had green/neon green poop and I suspected a foremilk/hindmilk imbalance which is one of the reasons I switched to pumping. If it's just a little bit I wouldn't worry too much.