View Full Version : Color of poo... sorry TMI


1Cor13
11-27-2006, 01:51 PM
I forget what color should a three wk old poo be?? seedy yellow if breastfeeding right?? but what about formula?? McKenna has had runny green the last few days. Is that normal??

Cheeseburger
11-27-2006, 02:01 PM
Katherine had runny green poop early on, because I had too much milk and she wasn't getting enough hindmilk (the fatty stuff that comes after the foremilk). It gave her lots of gas and green liquidy poo. After I was making sure she got enough hindmilk and not just foremilk it turned yellow like it's supposed to.

I used block feeding (instead of switching breasts at every feeding, use the same breast for multiple feedings in a row so it gets drained well) so she'd get more hindmilk. It worked well, and also helped regulate my supply. I don't have to do blockfeeding anymore - at six months my supply FINALLY regulated to where i'm not engorged and/or leaking ALL THE TIME lol. :roll: So now we switch sides at every feeding.

She was exclusively breastfed. So I don't know about formula. Hope this helps.

Cristina
11-27-2006, 02:49 PM
Yes, ds' formula pooh at that age was a lovely shade of spruce green :D

stephwhiz
11-28-2006, 03:50 PM
My babies had yellow poo most of the time but would vary depending upon what I ate...did you know that drinking purple drinks (like purple Kool-Aid) will make one have green poo :lol: ! Stephanie :D