What ever the baby eats comes out the other end the same, undigested and unchanged. Is this ok or should food be digested somewhat?!? What does this mean.
Another this is the seediness is gone from her breastmilk poops.
Breastfed 8 month old baby.
It depends what she's eating, but yes, it normally comes out basically the same at this age.
The seediness is fat globs so they're likely just sticking to the solid foods which is why her poop looks different.
When babies are just starting out on solids, you will find mostley undigested food in their stools. Babies digestive systems aren't mature, yet, and their little systems don't know how to process the food. That is why when they start solids, you are still feeding formula or bf. It will take some time, even up until they are 2 before you find very few chunks of undigested food in their stools. My almost 3 year old will sometimes go through short periods of time (up to 2-3 days) where his stools show some of the carrots or other veggies that he has eaten. Corn, obviously is a given, because even adults don't digest all of it.
Don't worry, it is natural and also watch for the color changes that occur with the various colors of the food. Eat oranges, carrots, etc, orange stool. Blueberries and other purple/blue foods, blue stool, etc. A florescent green stool is not natural and means baby has too much bile coming through.
This is often a game at many a baby shower, guess the food in the diaper... lol
Ditto - take your babe to the doctor. There are some foods that do come out looking the same but mostly not - corn - banana seeds.
Look into Celiac disease. Your child does have digestive issues. Does her poop cling together like cottage cheese only yellow? Whether it is this or another disorder it is time to go to the doctor and find out what her physical problem is.
I agree with McK4. Consider removing casein (milk products) and gluten from your diet too.
Well, maybe not totally normal...I wold go see Dr. Palmeri at Portland Family Homeopathy. She helped our son tons with digestive problems. It shouldn't come out the same on the other side, he's probably not digesting well.
Sounds like baby is not ready for food, just milk from mommy. Did you know that children in other countries and many here too are not introduced to other food until a year or even closer to 1.5 or 2 years?
Does she some times get a red rash around her anus? If so baby is still reacting to foods, maybe even through your milk. It is best to identify what foods seem to cause an issue coming through your milk before adding in foods, get to the point no reactions then look for baby's interest, teeth ( several) ability to feed self and the tongue thrust reflex going away before adding in foods.
Not normal IMHO. Think it would be wise to take the baby to the DR!
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I suggest taking a poopy diaper to the doctor and talking to him/her about it. It does depend on what the baby eats, and poop will change when they start solids, but if you're concerned, the doctor can probably identify a problem or set your mind at ease, whatever the case may be. That's what I'd do!
It could be a sign of some sort of food allergy or intolerance. My daughter had lots of soft stool with undigested food (and pooped a LOT) in it and it turns out she is gluten intolerant. Gluten gives her eczema too. It was a sign that the food was not sitting in her stomach and intestines long enough to be a) digested and b) for the nutrients to be completely absorbed. The gluten irritates her bowels and it is just pushed through too quickly. It was also usually light colored as opposed to darker. The dark color of poo comes from bile, which breaks down the foods. The light or pale color was another sign that it was moving through her too quickly.
Good luck!
Hmmm.... Doesn't sound normal to me. I'd definitely have it checked out. I would call the doc today... My dad has stomach issues and this was one of them - it wasn't normal. But don't worry, he's okay.
