Hi all,
Apologies for starting a new thread on this, I’ve trawled other threads, and the internet in general, but have been unable to find anything that matches my exact issue. Thought I’d post here to see if anyone has experienced this and any advice you can give.
My daughter is 9 weeks old, and had her first set of vaccines 9 days ago. Ever since then, she’s had a big change in her bowel movements.
She used to go once a day, and it would be a big one, with occasional leaking out of the nappy. Runny, but normal (she’s EBF).
Since having the vaccines, she’s dropped to only going once every 2 days. I know this is still classed as normal for a breastfed baby. However, when she goes…it’s absolutely explosive. It’s gone from being runny to almost pure liquid. Colour hasn’t changed (yellowy/brown) and still seems normal. However, the consistency is just liquid. She hasn’t had a poo that hasn’t leaked out of her nappy since the vaccines, and because she’s now only going once every 2 days instead of once a day, the amount of it is crazy. It covers every inch of her nappy and then runs out everywhere, all over her clothes and anything she’s sitting/lying on.
My first question is, is this connected to the rotavirus vaccine? I know this is a live vaccine, and can therefore give babies a bit of an upset tummy.
I’ve done a lot of reading about the rotavirus vaccine, and diarrhoea is listed as a side effect, but everything I’ve read says that for it to be classed as diarrhoea, it’s not just the fact that it’s liquid but the amount she’s going. Diarrhoea means you’re going more frequently - my daughter is actually going less than she was before, only once every 2 days. Surely that can’t be classed as diarrhoea?
Has anyone else’s baby had the same/similar after the vaccine?
If so, my second question is, how long did it last? It’s been 9 days now since her vaccines, so I thought it would have settled by now, but she just did the biggest, messiest, most liquid poo she’s ever had about an hour ago, after not having been for almost 48 hours on the dot.
She was already a windy baby prior to the vaccines, but is now waking herself up at night desperately straining and uncomfortable (after seeing the amount that came out this afternoon, I’m not surprised!). It’s really hard to see her in so much discomfort, and it’s turned my fairly good sleeper into a ‘waking every hour to grunt/writhe/strain/cry’. Her farts have also become smellier.
Other than the increased discomfort/disturbed sleep from the wind, she seems ok in herself. No fever, or any other causes for concern. The nurse who did the vaccines just told me that if there was any red in her poo/it looked like cranberries, to contact the GP. Definitely none of that, just less frequent, but much larger and much, much more liquid poo!
Any advice? Is this normal, and if so, how long does it usually last? She still has another dose of the rotavirus one to come, should I expect things to have settled down before her next one (less than 3 weeks away)? I’m a FTM and just feel completely clueless, especially as her symptoms seem
to contradict each other - less frequent poos, but pure liquid.