Clayton has had light-colored/white poop (for lack of a better word) for 3 days now. When I googled it online, I was terrified to read that it is liver-related. I called the doctor, and they said it could also be a flu or virus. I am trying so hard not to worry about this until I get him checked out by his pediatrician. This is a chart I found online. (Like I said, read at your own risk)
~Tarry black poop, your baby's first poop, is called meconium. You'll never see it again once it passes.
~Mustard poop is common for breastfed babies. Supposedly breastfed babies make sweeter smelling poop. I don't know about you, but I've yet to meet a poop I'd call sweet.
~Green poop is normal in the realm of baby poop. "Green", "poop", and "normal" all in one sentence. It's so surreal.
~Orange poop is also par for the course. I don't know if it's a par 3 or par 4. It's definitely not a birdie.
~Yellow poop - hello yellow! (It's late, I'm tired, and I'm running out of cutesy ideas.) Yellow is normal.
~Multiple color and color-changing poop - as long as the colors are listed above (sans meconium reference), there's nothing to worry about. Baby poop changes colors on a frighteningly regular basis.
~***Chalky white poop could indicate that there is no bile from the liver to digest food. Call the doc.
~Tarry black poop, when NOT the first poop, could mean there is blood in the digestive tract. Call the doc.
~Bright red blood in poop means blood has been expressed very close to the anus (i.e. no time to turn black.) Call the doc.
3 comments:
That's so scary...hope he's ok!
Keep us posted!!
P.S thanks for all the poop facts! Good to know!!
Oh my...I hope that Clayton is okay. I will for sure pray that all is okay and that he just has the flu!!!
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