Breastfed baby - poo question

Ollie has done poos today (he's a once every 4 - 5 days baby) and they are much firmer than I normally see. Not hard or constipated, but very solid and formed. Any ideas why that would be?

He's not on any solids yet, just breast milk. No formula.

I have just reintroduced dairy into my diet after being off it for a while to see if it would help with his reflux. I have not noticed any other symptoms of him being intolerant since the reintroduction, and anyhow, would you not expect to see more runny poo if it was the dairy?

He's also had a cold and I think was drinking a little less than normal, but certainly hasn't seemed dehydrated and can still dribble just as copiously as usual!!

Not worried, but would like to know the cause if possible, as he did have to strain quite a lot to go today.

I wouldn't worry about it either. I think it's most likely that he was slightly dehydrated from the cold. I found that DS's poo was sometimes quite thick and tacky and other times more runny when he was exclusively BF...   More exciting now that we've started solids though!

Iv been worried a bout my daughters poos too. She had her last seedy looking poo at 2weeks old when she started getting a rash (took 8 weeks for doc to listen to me and take a swab, was candida/staph). Sometimes she has slimy mucusy poo with some green, today was the first time there has been abit of green in past 2 weeks. Nurses, docs, plunket says shes fine. Does your little one get a funny green colour tint when they do poo? I have had less dairy then normal and take lactos drops (natural rem my mum makes). I was thinking if it was my lack in dairy. Did the poo change when you started back on dairy?

wow that's interesting re the green poos, E had a few of those and i always wondered wot caused it!

Probotics - either as powder in the bottle or paste on your nipples - can sort out green poos. Recommended by a naturapath. Worked for use.