Expert: ruth kraft - 5/11/2009

Question
My daughter (third child) is exclusively breast fed, the last few days her stools have been bright (nearly neon!) green, instead of the usual mustard yellow. Sometimes, it's a mix of yellow and the bright green, some are all green and have a bit of mucous in them?  I'm thinking dairy sensitivity and that I should stop eating dairy? Thoughts?

Answer
often this means she isnt staying on long enough on one side to get the hind milk that comes in the breastmilk. So my suggestion is instead of feeding her off one side then switching her to the next, feed her off one side each feeding. when she unlatches and burps and wants more, put her back on the same side. that shoudl clear up that problem. sometimes it can make them a little fussy too. but its not detrimental for their health.