Started solids - and she won't stop pooing!?

[Melissa L]

Hi all, I'm a new member to bub hub and hoping for some advice. I have been giving my 5 mth DD tastes of solids for a couple of weeks now, and since a couple of days into it she has been like a pooing machine :o At first I thought it was her getting used to it, but its getting worse and she is also only taking about half of her milk feeds each time. I'm thinking I might take her to the doctor, but other than this she seems generally happy and well. Is this normal? She is going on average 4 times a day, sometimes up to 6!!! Any advice from seasoned Mums would be greatly appreciated. :)

[LilMissnBoo]

What are you giving her to eat?

Also milk should come before solids as that is where they get their nutrients from.

[mum2bubba]

My son has been pooing alot lately too, he is on solids (led weaned) and having 4 bottles a day.

[Melissa L]

I've been following the 'Save our Sleep' method of weaning, introducing something new each day at midday and watching for a reaction. So far she has had rice cereal, carrot, apple and pear. It does say as well in the book that up until 6 months, milk should be their main source of nutrition, so that's really what's had me concerned... I rang the health line last night and they said it could be a virus as there is a lot of gastro going around :barf:

Good news is, she didn't poo at her dream feed last night and she did a nice solid one this morning, hopefully things have turned a corner!!

Ahhh ... how conversations change once kiddies come along :)

[LilMissnBoo]

I've been following the 'Save our Sleep' method of weaning, introducing something new each day at midday and watching for a reaction. So far she has had rice cereal, carrot, apple and pear. It does say as well in the book that up until 6 months, milk should be their main source of nutrition.


Actually it is best to wait 3 days to a week to indroduce new food.

Pear is a common culprit for more poo (great when they are constipated.

Milk should be offered first until 12 months (or 9 months for some people)

Not a big fan of Save our Sleep... :)

[NonnyMouse]

Even once medical/diet issues are ruled out, I think you'll find that some bubs are just frequent pooers, and some are not.

As soon as DS started solids, he started pooing several times a day and at nearly 1 he still does.

They look "normal" and don't have much in the way of indigested foods etc in them, and they're a good texture (not hard or runny) so I'm happy that it's just his normal bodily rhythm, even though it totally sucks to be changing a stinky nappy 3 - 4 times every single day (and sometimes up to 5 a day). *sigh*

[Melissa L]

Actually it is best to wait 3 days to a week to indroduce new food.

Whoops .. I meant to say after 3 days, got that wrong :o

Fair call on the book, I do find varying opinions, I've just found I needed something to base my knowledge on as I really didn't have a clue what I was doing :) It's been a good base for me to get Georgia into some sort of a routine, but I haven't followed it to the t, just taken the bits that I've found worked and mixed it with advice from others, CYH, etc.

She has been heaps better today, only 2 so far, one hard and one a bit more runny!! I didn't give her the pear this morning so that might have been the difference.

Thanks girls x

[bondbaby]

I think when you start solids, bubs tends to favour that over milk feeds which is why its really important to give a milk feed first then an hour later or so offer a solid meal.