beetroot affecting nappies?

[nattylou]

ds is 12 weeks old and breastfed. a couple of weeks ago when i was changing him, i noticed a pale pink stain in his nappy. It wasn't very big and very pale. I haven't seen another one since until this morning. I had some beetroot yesterday and when I think back, I had had some the time before. Am i mad by thinking that me eating beetroot has got into my milk and by him drinking it, he is having pink wees?

I had this with ds and it was not beetroot, it is something else but I can't remember what....the midwives said it was harmless though.

Beetroot in, Beetroot out.

I love Beetroot , but the first time I O/D'd on it "everything" was red.

this title took me by surprise!!

dh said that when went to the loo the other day and saw the colour of the toilet water afterwards he thought he really ought to write a will. Then he remembered we'd had beetroot

Found this:

"Blood in the urine (hematuria) is not common in children and may be a sign of an infection, a kidney problem, or an injury. The blood may either be seen with the naked eye (gross hematuria) or seen only when the urine sample is examined under a microscope.

It is very common for newborns, within the first 10 days of life, to pass some pink urine. This is caused by crystals that appear in the urine of newborns. Also, during the first 10 days of life, girls may have pink urine from a small amount of normal vaginal bleeding. You will notice a pink color to your baby's wet diaper in both cases.

Note: If no other urinary symptoms are present, a slight change in urine color could be from eating beets or other red foods."

I know ds was older than 10 days when he had it though. More like a month.