choking 1week old baby and green poo?!

[Izzybuzzybuzzybees]

I've been feeding my 1 week old baby and today his poos are green. I've tried a search on here but as I'm on my phone it won't let me open them properly

He feeds for a long time and comes off breast where I then offer next breast but he doesn't always take it as he is asleep.

He has a gunky eye and also chokes when in breast occasionally where I have to sit him up bolt upright and rub and pat his back as he seems to stop breathing. I asked midwife about choking this am and she just said I must have fast let down.

Anyone any advice please??

Hi Izzy - congratulations on your little one

I had the green poo thing with my ds when he was a similar age. We spent ages looking things up on the Internet and worrying, before eventually deciding that it was ok. As far as I know it's only if they stay green for a while that there might be a problem. We only had a couple of green poos before they returned to the normal mustardy colour.

Re the gunky eye - I presume you're wiping it with cotton wool and cooled boiled water? Some people also say that breastmilk wiped in the same way over the eye can also help.

Finally, I think the coughing and spluttering when feeding is also quite common. Tiny babies just aren't very experienced at breathing and can get confused! It gets better as they get older.

HTH

Thank you for you're reply :)

I think at this stage I'm worrying over the wee things. Last night I'm sure I was posting cos he kept us up all night...surely that's expected in a newborn!

I'll keep an eye on his poo and hope it resolves itself.

I'm going to beat mawbroon to this one and say choking, coming off the breast during feeds and green poo can be signs of a tongue tie.

Gunky eye - you can try pressing or running gently on his tear duc and it should open up.

Agree with Elphaba that tongue tie needs to be investigated by someone who knows what they are doing.

some more info here

I saw a BFing counsellor today who said green poo was a sign of a fast digestive system. Asing as it doesn't persist and baby is well, she said it can be normal. I'm no expert tho- just passing it on!!