Melinda writes:
<A mom called me today about her two month old baby who has dark green
"spinach-colored" stools ONLY when her husband feeds him bottles when she's
at work. When she breastfeeds the stools are a normal yellow. Has anyone
heard of anything like this? It really doesn't sound like any kind of
"foremilk/hindmilk" thing----the baby is perfectly fine and content. I
reassured her that all seems fine, even though I've never heard of anything
like this. I'm having her do breast massage while she pumps and really make
sure she empties her breasts at work when she pumps, just to see if it does
anything. I suppose she could be eating something "different" at work that
could be causing the color change. She has been using fresh milk from day to
day---does not use frozen during the week.>
Digestive juices are dark green. If they do not get a chance to do their job completely and stay in the baby long enough, they do not turn yellow or tan etc.
My question would be "How fast is dad feeding the EBM?? Is he using an upright position and giving the baby pauses so the baby doesn't have to bolt it down ASAP to keep from choking and thereby perhaps overfill the tummy and push it on through too fast for complete digestion to take place in the appropriate GI compartments??
K. Jean Cotterman RNC-E, IBCLC
WIC Volunteer LC Dayton OH
***********************************************
Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html
To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]
Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask]
COMMANDS:
1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail
2. To start it again: set lactnet mail
3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet
4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome
