I received this email from a good customer who is also a Ped in my area.
Theese kinds of situations frustrate and baffle me. Please lend me any
helpfull hints I can give this mom. Mom works 3 days a week and has never
had much luck pumping with other 2 babies. Breastfeeds when she is with
baby, pumps only at lunch break ( works in a busy ped clinic) formula feeds
at daycare. I think the pulling off the breast is nipple
confusion/frustration. The stool changes baffle me. Any help appreciated.
Here was her question to me: Baby is 4 months old.
Jessica--
I'm not sure what's going on with my little toot! It honestly seems like MY
milk is hurting her stomach when she nurses. She'll just nurse a few minutes
and then she keeps coming off crying--she'll get back on and take a few sucks
and then comes off crying again. This has been going on for about a week
now. She does not do this with formula at all. Her stools are liquid dark
green with NO substance/curds in them at all and she has the most foul
smelling gas I've ever seen in a baby. Could it be my diet?? I have had one
patient that was diagnosed as being allergic to his mother's milk--is that a
possibility?? I feel really sad at the thought of discontinuing nursing,
but it's almost to that point. If you have any suggestions please e-mail me
at
Thanks for any help
Jessica Donahue RN IBCLC
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