Hello, question for all: A mom called today with the following : baby was 5 weeks premature, over 5lbs. Now home and one week post-partum. Said she was given IV clindamycin x 3 days. She is concerned because baby's stools are lime green. I asked her if they seem to be changing toward expected color -she BF other babes- and she said baby had one stool last night yellowish and watery but now lime again. I asked about smell and she said earlier BM smelled like the medicine "it smelled like my mouth tasted", but isn't smelling so strong anymore. Hale/1993 reports that this med "may produce alteration of GI flora. Consider alternative antibiotic" . Does this med's possible alteration of GI flora sometimes manifest as lime stools? Mom has been off the drug about 4 days now. She says nursing is going well, baby stooling after every feed, nursing one breast/session to ensure hindmilk delivery. Comments/suggestions? Thanks in advance. Judy Fram, Brooklyn, NY <[log in to unmask]>