Hi all
Sorry for the yuckiness of this topic, seem to be apologizing for starting some yucky topics like this in the past, too!!
Anyone care to "describe" what your LO's poop situation was on Nutramigen?
We are now about 2-3 weeks on full Nutramigen (took us 3 weeks of mixing with soy to get DS to drink it) and I don't know if his bowel movements are normal for Nutramigen or if this is a sign that he needs to move up to an elemental formula.
The tin does say "frequent, loose, green stool" - but exactly HOW frequent, HOW loose and HOW green do you think is normal? We are having 3 - 4 dark green water poops a day. There is never anything firmer than (hmmmm pausing to think how to describe this....?) cake batter (?), condensed milk (?), ketchup (?)
And, it all stinks to high heaven - as in, we have to open the back and front windows of the house to let the breeze through for a few minutes to get rid of the smell. It's nasty nasty nasty.
One day last week I had the unfortunate experience of being mid-change when he decided he hadn't finished pooping
and I got to watch it all come out. (Please, dear Lord above, do not let this happen to me again...) It was frothy and foamy - but I hadn't ever noticed this before or since so it may have been a one-off.
He is also waking 3 or 4 nights a week with tummy cramps that seem to bother him for about an hour before he finally poops - once he's done he settles as soon as he's been changed.
Does this all seem normal? I really really really do not want to have to put him on an elemental formula and am not sure if this is a sign that the Nutramigen isn't broken down enough for him or if it's all normal.
Thanks for reading my yucky post - and thanks even more if you can tell me what you experienced.