Green poo..

babycakes76 · Sep 14th, 2009, 07:38 AM

My baby has done a poo this morning and it is slightly green. Is this normal for formula fed babies???
He is on Cow&Gate 1. He is 8 weeks old and has 6floz each feed or less - he takes what he wants. He has around 5/6 feeds a day.

Please help xx

babycakes76 · Sep 14th, 2009, 10:18 AM

anyone?????????????

sam's mum · Sep 14th, 2009, 11:02 AM

Is it iron fortified formula? It can give poo a green colour. If you're worried you could always call Cow and Gate for advice, but I'm sure it's normal x

xJG30 · Sep 14th, 2009, 11:20 AM

Tom was on aptamil and he had green poo at one point, think its normal

AmyBumble · Sep 14th, 2009, 11:26 AM

Sophie had a green poo yesterday hun, only breastfed babies have always yellowy poo. The colour can vary quite a lot with formula fed LO's I believe.

I think different formulas and the way your baby digests them is the reason for this. All babies are different after all. Dont panic its fine and normal. My LO is on SMA gold and her poo is sometimes green sometimes like mustard lol eeew. (sorry if TMI)

you wait until he starts on solid food lmao... his poo will be all colours then hahaha

laura3103 · Sep 14th, 2009, 11:42 AM

its normal my lo has had green po ever since i stopped breastfeeding and changed to cow and gate dont worry.x.x

hexyewdancer · Sep 14th, 2009, 11:48 AM

Green poo is a sign of tummy ache or constipation. Roman had it alot when he was on cow and gate. The HV and doctor told me to change his milk and recommended aptimal. He's been a different baby since i swapped him over and his poo is mustard colour (normal).

**Vickie** · Sep 14th, 2009, 13:13 PM

My pediatrician told me that both green and yellow poos are completely normal for FF babies. As sam's mum mentioned the iron in the formula can cause their poo to be green. Hannah always had a bit of both when she pooed

She was never a sicky baby and never seemed to have any tummy aches. Green poo can be and is normal for a FF baby

Tsia · Sep 15th, 2009, 08:02 AM

green poo indicates wind problems in the bowel. Thats all.
Once Mylo had green AND yellow poo all come out in a marble effect.. it was very pretty! lol... NOT

since we have been on infant gaviscon for his colic his poos have resembled the colour of mustard again!

still- better than green! lol

ruth222 · Sep 15th, 2009, 09:58 AM

My LO was on SMA and had yellow nuggets - badly constipated. So we changed him to Aptamil where he no longer strains himself silly to go, he was having nice yellow explosions, but there getting more greeny now, but he seems fine in himself and its not constipation, think its just the formula digesting.

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babycakes76 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 404	Green poo.. My baby has done a poo this morning and it is slightly green. Is this normal for formula fed babies??? He is on Cow&Gate 1. He is 8 weeks old and has 6floz each feed or less - he takes what he wants. He has around 5/6 feeds a day. Please help xx

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babycakes76 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 404	anyone?????????????

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sam's mum Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 11,404	Is it iron fortified formula? It can give poo a green colour. If you're worried you could always call Cow and Gate for advice, but I'm sure it's normal x

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xJG30 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Nottingham Posts: 18,400	Tom was on aptamil and he had green poo at one point, think its normal

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AmyBumble Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Swansea, Wales Posts: 140	Sophie had a green poo yesterday hun, only breastfed babies have always yellowy poo. The colour can vary quite a lot with formula fed LO's I believe. I think different formulas and the way your baby digests them is the reason for this. All babies are different after all. Dont panic its fine and normal. My LO is on SMA gold and her poo is sometimes green sometimes like mustard lol eeew. (sorry if TMI) you wait until he starts on solid food lmao... his poo will be all colours then hahaha

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laura3103 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dudley, West Mids Posts: 1,284	its normal my lo has had green po ever since i stopped breastfeeding and changed to cow and gate dont worry.x.x

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hexyewdancer Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Cheshire, UK Posts: 1,719	Green poo is a sign of tummy ache or constipation. Roman had it alot when he was on cow and gate. The HV and doctor told me to change his milk and recommended aptimal. He's been a different baby since i swapped him over and his poo is mustard colour (normal).

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Vickie Mum (Mom) Administrator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 75,678	My pediatrician told me that both green and yellow poos are completely normal for FF babies. As sam's mum mentioned the iron in the formula can cause their poo to be green. Hannah always had a bit of both when she pooed She was never a sicky baby and never seemed to have any tummy aches. Green poo can be and is normal for a FF baby

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Tsia Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Spalding, Lincs UK Posts: 5,124	green poo indicates wind problems in the bowel. Thats all. Once Mylo had green AND yellow poo all come out in a marble effect.. it was very pretty! lol... NOT since we have been on infant gaviscon for his colic his poos have resembled the colour of mustard again! still- better than green! lol

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ruth222 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lincoln Posts: 644	My LO was on SMA and had yellow nuggets - badly constipated. So we changed him to Aptamil where he no longer strains himself silly to go, he was having nice yellow explosions, but there getting more greeny now, but he seems fine in himself and its not constipation, think its just the formula digesting.

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