Bright Green Poo

[aprilbaby]

Hi all,

My 17 week old DS has had bright green poos for the last week and I have only just found out that could be a sign that something's not right. I've always heard BF babies can have a whole range of poo colours and textures (sorry TMI!) but I didn't know that was only for the first 4 weeks.

I've looked in up on the net and have seen it could be a sympton of rotavirus or dehydration and now I'm a bit concerned?

He seems totally fine and doesn't have a temp, so could he have the virus with no other symptoms? In regards to dehydration, he is totally BF and doesn't seem hungry so I don't see how he could be not getting enough. He does plenty of wet nappies and is putting on weight. He can often go up to 6 hours in the day without looking for a feed but is still feeding at night and on demand.

Anyway, I'll take him to the Dr tomorrow to get it checked out but I just wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this and what the cause was.

Thanks for the replies.

[Mischief]

Sometimes it can be what you have eaten....Ollie gets green poos if I have to much sugar! :D

Hope its nothing serious hon! Keep me updated!!! :hugs:

[annb]

green poo can also be a sign tha the baby is having too much foremilk and not enough of the creamy hindmilk

[elissas]

I second both of those responses. Green poo is usually a sign of too much sugar, whether it be from you eating more sugar than usual, or from too much foremilk.

If he has started snacking - short, frequent feeds - then there's probably a foremilk-hindmilk imbalance. He may also be windier than normal too, because of the increased lactose intake (lactose being the milk sugar.)