week old baby poops are green is that normal or could there be too much iron in her formula???

Answer 1

your baby is just fine, your body is just getting use 2 her new world, be glad she is pooping it when she doesnt poop, as she gets older her poop will change with time, nothing to worry about its all part of life, your a great mother, keep it up and good luck with your bundle of joy

Answer 2

Here's a section from a page I found at justmommies.com. I put the link in the source.

Every now and then the notorious green poop may show up in your baby’s diaper. You may take a look at it and ask yourself “how’d that get there?” There are many different causes for green poop. More than likely, if your baby has green poop, it’s nothing to worry about, but here are a few possibilities.

* Iron-fortified formula - Some formula-fed babies will develop a case of green poop from the iron in the formula they are taking. As long as your baby is happy and not having any problems with constipation, there is nothing to worry about.
* Jaundice - A baby that has jaundice may have dark or greenish colored stools. This normally goes away once baby is off of the bilirubin lights.
* Dairy Sensitivity - Some breastfed babies are very sensitive to certain foods in their mom’s diet. If your baby is having problems with green mucousy stools, blood in his stools, spitting up a lot, or a skin rash, he may be sensitive to something in your diet. Dairy products are one of the most common causes of food allergies in babies. If you think this might be the problem, try eliminating milk and dairy products from your diet. It may take a couple weeks to see results from a dairy elimination diet. You should see improvement in a week or two. If you’re not sure, you can always try it out for a few weeks and then try having a cup of milk to see what happens. If the symptoms come back, then milk is probably the culprit and you will want to avoid it.
* Foremilk/Hindmilk imbalance - If your baby is breastfeeding and has green frothy-looking poops, this may be a result of a foremilk/hindmilk imbalance. To put this simply, when a mom breastfeeds the first milk that comes out (foremilk) is thinner and lower in fat. After you have nursed for a bit, you will start to produce richer, fattier milk called hindmilk. Babies that receive too much of the thin foremilk and not enough of the richer hindmilk sometimes have problems with green stools and tummy aches. If you have been switching breasts a lot instead of letting baby get a good feed on one breast, you may have problems with this.
* Other reasons - Sometimes babies just have greenish colored poop. The range of color in baby’s poops can vary. Any range of yellow, mustard to yellow/green is pretty normal for a baby. If baby is gaining well and happy then there is nothing to worry about.

Answer 3

That sounds totally normal. Iron will tend to turn the poo dark or even black. Iron will also tend to make the poops sticky. If things don't seem right give the nurse at your pediatricians office a call. They are used to answering all sorts of questions. I was a pediatric nurse and also have two boys of my own.

Answer 4

Normal

Answer 5

It's normal and the iron in formula is the right amount for a newborn.

Answer 6

up till now baby only had fed through placenta so formula is new and iron will make it green even black. As long as she is healthy, gaining weight etc. don't worry about it

Answer 7

Its normal dont worry my moms friends babys first poop was green!

Answer 8

Very normal. My son is 2 months and his poop is green.

Answer 9

My son did that, and I had never seen green poop before so I called his doc and he said poop can be any fall color except red. So she is fine.

Answer 10

Normal babies poop comes in all forms and colors!