EBF baby STINKS!

[livelyredjellybean]

Hi all,

Just wonder if anyone else has experienced this...? My first DD I EBF with very few issues. No2 who is now 7 weeks old is a different kettle of fish!!! The biggest thing that’s worrying me is her farts and poop absolutely stink. As far as i understood, EBF babies don’t tend to smell so much?! Anyone experienced otherwise and is there a reason for it...?

As an aside she’s extremely fussy about feeding, frequently crying when offered the breast and needs almost tricking into feeding. My HV suggested cutting out dairy which hasn’t cured the problem of fussiness and made zero difference to the smelliness.

If anyone has any ideas I’d be extremely grateful!

Thanks all x

Oh and she grunts an awful lot too! Just in case it’s relevant.

Try putting her on her belly, or walking around with her face pointing downwards and her belly cupped in your hand. It won't help with the smelliness, but might help with the feeding fussiness. Dd was like this. It was eventually diagnosed as hidden reflux and we supplemented EBF with one bottle a day of a special rice based stay down formula. It got much much better once she was on solids.

Is suspect an intolerance. You might need to cut a few things one by one to get to the bottom of it. Sounds like whatever it was is causing a bit of reflux too. They often go hand in hand

SofiaAmes, she really really hates being held face down; her older sister had reflux and that worked with her but this one hates it. She’s ok with tummy time though. Only place she’s comfy is on my shoulder.

Midnightstar66, any ideas on what the best thing to cut out next is?

Hi :) quite often with a dairy intolerance it’s suggested to also remove soya. Might be worth a try.

It can take up to 6 weeks for dairy to leave baby's system so give it a bit longer if you've only just gone dairy free.

You don't necessarily need to cut out soya immediately (wait and see if cutting dairy helps first) but don't replace dairy with soya if that makes sense (so use oat milk and not soya milk, etc).

Based on the symptoms you describe it does sound like a food allergy or intolerance. Keep and food and symptom diary. If symptoms haven't improved after 6 weeks dairy free, consider cutting out other foods. See if the food diary gives you any clues, otherwise the most common allergies in babies are milk, egg, wheat and soya.

Helpful info about CMPA here
www.allergyuk.org/information-and-advice/conditions-and-symptoms/469-cows-milk-allergy
And about confirming CMPA is a breastfed baby here
dilanandme.com/confirm-cmpa/

Thank you so much for all your replies. I can’t stand that taste of the soya stuff anyway so we’re already on oak milk etc. Thanks again for your help, all!