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676912 tn?1332812551

Green poop?

Aubryana has had green poop for a few days now and I googled it and it says it could be too much foremilk and no hindmilk. There's also something about overactive letdown...I don't know which it is. Anyone have any experience with either? I still have no clue what "letdown" feels like, I'm not sure when it happens...but this...

Strong or even painful sensation when milk ejects
Frequent spraying of milk from one or both breasts
Excessive leaking
More than one let-down per nursing session
Repeated mastitis (breast infections)
Baby may exhibit:

Fussiness and/or gassiness
Frequent stools, often green, curdy and mucusy
Gulping, gasping and choking while nursing
Excessive weight gain
Apparent lack of "comfort" nursing
Discomfort when breastfeeding, sometimes so intense that baby goes on strike
Possible early weaning (often close to the first birthday, sometimes sooner)

is what's listed for too much foremilk and no hindmilk. The overactive supply list is

Baby cries a lot, and is often very irritable and/or restless
Baby may sometimes gulp, choke, sputter, or cough during feedings at breast
Baby may seem to bite or clamp down on the nipple while feeding
Milk sprays when baby comes off, especially at the beginning of a feeding
Mother may have sore nipples
Baby may arch and hold himself very stiffly, sometimes screaming
Feedings often seem like battles, with baby nursing fitfully on and off
Feedings may be short, lasting only 5 or 10 minutes total
Baby may seem to have a "love-hate" relationship with the breast
Baby may burp or pass gas frequently between feedings, tending to spit up a lot
Baby may have green, watery or foamy, explosive stools
Mother's breasts feel very full most of the time
Mother may have frequent plugged ducts, which can sometimes lead to mastitis (breast infection)

it's similar the other list, so I don't know which it could be or if it's something totally unrelated or what...
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492921 tn?1321289896
I answered this on FB for you. I had this problem Kaelynn's poos were green for over a week before I googled it. It's a lactose imbalance.
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676912 tn?1332812551
OH! And on the weight gain part...Aubryana was 8lbs 7oz at birth, dropped to 7 something, lost just over or just under a pound then at her two week appointment she was 8lbs 13oz so she gained it all and more back...I weighed her this morning by having DH stand on our scale a couple times and then with her a couple times and according to our scale she weighs 10 lbs, the same that she weighed Monday when I did it...so I don't know if she's gained weight in the last week or not. I don't know if it matters that DS was bottle fed, but he weighed 10 lbs at his 2 month appointment and was 7lbs 10oz at birth, she's half of what his age was and 10lbs already...are breast fed babies supposed to gain weight faster/weigh more?

Lol, just like every pregnancy is different so is every baby...I think I could be on number ten and still have questions.
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