Is this normal for a 11 month old breastfeed baby? He just started eating yogurt a few weeks ago. His weight is fine and he acts normal. No cold or fever and he eats fine. His poop has been like that for a week.
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Since babies tend to eat only one food at a time, you will find that their poop reflect the digestion of that one food. Breast fed baby poop tends to be a kind of mustard yellow color. But as soon as you add another food, the color will change, because the bacteria in the baby's gut have changed, in response to the food change. Beets will make the poop look a little red, for instance. This is actually true life-long - we can measure the change in bacterial population within a day or two of diet change. So color change... no worries. As long as your baby is happy and acting normal. You might consider trying vegetables first, however, before you try things like cow's milk or cereals. Vegetables will make for a healthier gut bacterial population, and have generally less potential to produce inflammation and potential food allergies.
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This is a normal phenomenon. As Dr. Peters mentioned, changes in diet affect stool color and diet influences the bacterial population in the gut, a critical factor in health and disease. Be sure to offer our child a wide range of foods including fruits, vegetables, grains, healthy fats. A healthy diet at this age can confer lifelong protection against a variety of illnesses through it's impact on gut bacterial flora.
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In all probability this poop color is normal. You mentioned that your son is 11 months old and is nursing. That is well and good, but it is unclear if your child is only nursing. Breast milk alone at this age is insufficient for your son's nutritional needs. After 6 months of age, today's pediatricians generally encourage steadily increasing variety in the diet, so that by one year of age, a baby is on all the food groups. Most pediatricians only have two general rules of engagement for adding new foods to a baby's diet: 1] one new food at a time every 3-5 days. A food is only new once. Old foods already part of his diet can be continued while a new food is added every few days as suggested. 2] New foods should be pureed_a 1st food. No finger foods or soft whole pieces until baby can pick up a piece between his thumb and forefinger (a pincer grip). Poop will change color based on a number of factors the most important of which is the speed of poop transit through the intestines and the natural pigments of ingested foods. Color variations of poop are generally normal if infants and children are growing well in height and weight and possess normal energy and are developing normally.
Last week a Mom called me in panic about her child's black stools after reading on the internet that black stools = blood. After calling her daycare, Mom learned that the care giver had given her infant blueberries and was reassured that those berries caused the black stools.
The color in the photograph attached to your posting should not cause alarm. You should expect that with a diversified variety of appropriate finger foods (your son is 11 months old) in his diet, his poop will continue to change in color and texture as he continues to grow.
Best regards,
Dr. T
Last week a Mom called me in panic about her child's black stools after reading on the internet that black stools = blood. After calling her daycare, Mom learned that the care giver had given her infant blueberries and was reassured that those berries caused the black stools.
The color in the photograph attached to your posting should not cause alarm. You should expect that with a diversified variety of appropriate finger foods (your son is 11 months old) in his diet, his poop will continue to change in color and texture as he continues to grow.
Best regards,
Dr. T
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I would agree with Dr. Peters. In general it is common to see a change like this when introducing a new food/first time food in a breast fed infant. As long as it stays the same consistency and the baby seems to be acting normally I would proceed as you are and look forward to future changes as you introduce more foods. If at anytime the baby seems to be having increasing diarrhea or not acting appropriately then it would be time to discuss sooner than later with your pediatrician. Thanks for the question.