We decided to phone health link today as our son is still having issues with having greeny liquid poops, and we are starting to get worried. We took him off the enfamil and put him back on the good start, but its been a few days and he hasnt gotten any better. But Im thinking it will take him a few days to get back into it.
The "on-call" doctor at health link did say that we should be getting him onto an iron reduced formula, as they think thats the problem. Apparantly for the first 6 months, a Baby really doesnt need any more iron then the little they get from breast milk. Its not like vitamin D, where they do need to be supplemented.
But this does make me nervous because moms out there have told me on this blog, that switching is hard on his stomach, and hard on his system, but we think that their is an issue, so I dont think we have a choice. I am going to go look at the backs of all the formula kinds and look for the one with the least amount of iron, and go with that one. And this whole subject is very odd to me, since i have seen A LOT of formulas out there that state: "Iron fortified", so it seems like its a good thing?
And he's still up a couple times a night now, when he was doing amazing, sleeping for like 7 hours straight. He poops himself awake it seems, and its not pretty, and he's not happy, and we feel horrible, and want to help him.
Has anyone else been in this situation that can offer some advice? A good name brand of formula? How we should switch to that new formula? If there is a way to do this that least affects him?
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I have to disagree with the health link Dr. Green poop can be a sign of too much foremilk and no hind milk in a breast fed baby and since yours is only taking 1 bottle of formula a day I doubt that is the issue. If Iron was the issue, I would think he would have more of a problem with constipation. Does your wife feed from one side or both at a feed? I would recommend trying to feed from only one side at a time to ensure that baby gets all the good fatty milk. It is also very common for a baby to go from sleeping well to waking every 2-4 hours again. I have 2 children and my youngest (2 and a half) still wakes once a night. Don't get used to a schedule...there is no such thing LOL!!! Baby will change on you the second you get used to one!
ReplyDeleteAs for brand of formula. I supplemented my 1st with similac and then with #2, I actually supplemented him with the PC brand. Cheaper and has the same ingredients as similac.