Green poop. Yellow poop. Even grey poop. Infants poop in some startling shades, from neon yellow to olive drab, and for parents not accustomed to the varicolored poops of infancy (and even sometimes for those who are), this can cause concern.
Real talk: it’s probably no big deal. Since very young infants consume nothing but milk or formula, the color of their stool is almost invariably the result of harmless factors related to the lining of the intestine and how milk is digested. Occasionally s
... View MoreGreen poop. Yellow poop. Even grey poop. Infants poop in some startling shades, from neon yellow to olive drab, and for parents not accustomed to the varicolored poops of infancy (and even sometimes for those who are), this can cause concern.
Real talk: it’s probably no big deal. Since very young infants consume nothing but milk or formula, the color of their stool is almost invariably the result of harmless factors related to the lining of the intestine and how milk is digested. Occasionally something the mother ate may contribute to stool color, but that’s no reason to change the maternal diet. At about a month of age, some breastfed babies may have a 3 to 4-day stretch with no stool and then they have a big blowout. This may occur because breastmilk is highly digestible.
Some very serious liver conditions may cause white or whitish poops, so look out for that. Most babies also have stools that are watery. In general, though, unless you see blood or mucus that looks like snot in an infant’s stool, there’s no need to worry.
