Day 24

What is your baby's poop saying to you? Most of us know that the darker pee the more fluids our baby needs. But what we don't know could tell us a lot of information about our little one. Well here is some information that may help you listen better to your child's poop:

Consistency: Tarry, soft, hard, liquid, chunky, smooth... all of these adjectives could describe your child's poop. Depending on the age and the diet of your little one you could see all of these. Usually tarry stools result of the first bowel movement outside the uterus. This is called meconium and can be very sticky and hard to clean off. Usually infants have soft poop while they are breastfed or on formula. Once they begin eating solids... the story changes a little. Then the poop becomes more firm. I'm sure that's SO fun to clean up too. (another reason to use EC)


Color: Black, Brown, Green, Yellow, Tan, Red, Pink... sounds like colors of the rainbow right? They are also all colors of baby's poop! Black is the color of their first meconium filled stool, it also could be a sign of bleeding in infants and older baby's stools. Yellow... well most often than not baby poop is yellow or brownish yellow. Until they start eating solid foods, then their poop becomes brown. Tan is the in between... formula fed babies usually have tan poop. Red could be a sign of blood in their digestive tract or a tear in the colon. Then there is pink... the current mystery of Annie's poop! We're thinking this one is from her antibiotics. BUT time will tell if we are correct on this assumption once she's all done taking them. (I'll keep you all posted)

Poop can tell you a LOT of information... who knew poop had so much to say?! Cool huh? It can tell you if your baby has an infection, is eating too much fore milk as opposed to hind milk, or even has an allergy to something his/her mom has eaten. It's amazing how much information one small poop (or large blowout) can tell you. Even if you have to put on a face mask to change a poopy diaper, pay attention to its color and consistency. Please ALWAYS call your physician or nurse practitioner if you have any questions regarding your baby's poop.


The moral of the story...we'll continue to practice EC and pay attention to Annie's poops...the difference is we get to flush them and skip the face mask/nose plugs!




Today I learned: Poop can talk!!!
Diapers saved today = 8
Money saved today = $1.60
Money saved to date = $40.00