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Offline Lollipop86

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Smelly gas
« on: February 19, 2013, 08:53:07 am »
Hello.

I have 6 and a half months old daughter and I am BF :)
We are trying with solids for about 2 months - little by little. She was getting good with it - ate 1/2 a meal - but ever since she got ill (bronchiolitis) she won't eat it anymore. OK it's gradually getting better now.

OK, that is not my question :) We have a problem with smelly gas. Even though she eats only about 2-5 tea spoons of solids or sometimes even none. I am eating the same food as before. She had gas before but not so much and so smelly. She is also pooping less. Every 2-3 days. (before every day)

Just asking - is that normal or can it be an indicator of something? Can she be waking up because of that in the night? (every 2-3 hours) Well she is doing that almost from the start so I don't think that is the case.
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Re: Smelly gas
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2013, 14:10:48 pm »
What kinds of solids are you giving her?  Some solids are rougher on their tummies than others. 

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Re: Smelly gas
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2013, 09:18:48 am »
Apple, pear, banana, potatoes, spinach, swedes (? google translator...), cauliflower, carrots. Today I'm trying courgettes (? google translator...) for the first time :)

I mix them together. I tried prepared food a couple of times. But It doesn't matter what she eats. She has gas all the time.
It's not a really big problem. I was just wondering if it could be something like an allergy...
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Re: Smelly gas
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2013, 18:12:50 pm »
My thinking is that it's probably just her system getting used to the new foods -- or solid foods in general -- it's a big transition for a digestive system that's never had any solid foods before!  Are her poops still pretty soft? 

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Re: Smelly gas
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2013, 20:02:21 pm »
Yes. Sometimes rather like liquid. I hope it's just this transition, not anything else. But sometimes I would need a gas mask :P :-X
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Re: Smelly gas
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2013, 02:47:06 am »
It sounds ok, it's good to keep an eye out though. :)

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Re: Smelly gas
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2013, 16:31:23 pm »
OK, thanks  :)
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Re: Smelly gas
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2013, 11:00:20 am »
I've read that smelly gas can sometimes mean they are getting too much foremilk and not enough hindmilk.

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Re: Smelly gas
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2013, 12:15:56 pm »
My 5 months old baby is exclusively bf and has very very very smelly gas...so in our case it's nothing to do with solids! So too much foremilk could be the reason??!!

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Re: Smelly gas
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2013, 12:54:14 pm »
What you're describing sounds more like intolerance to me than allergy, which would probably also come with something like eczema; intolerances, though, often show up as problems with digestion. (That's oversimplifying but it's helpful when first learning the difference. :))

Cauliflower is a brassica/crucifer and can be hard to digest, like cabbage and broccoli; may want to back off on that one for a while.

Smelly poops like that would be a sign that the food isn't being digested well. If you can find probiotics, they can help to give the gut the right amount of "good bacteria" to help with food digestion and nutrient absorption. This is especially important if she (or you, as you're BFing) has been on antibiotics at any point, as they would kill not only the harmful bacteria causing an infection but also the beneficial ones in the gut that are so very important to digestion.

As an aside, swedes are what we in the States would call turnips, and courgette is zucchini. :)

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Re: Smelly gas
« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2013, 05:49:08 am »
A swede is a rutabaga, not a turnip ;)

I agree with deb for sure - I would drop the cauliflower and also the spinach... it's not generally recommended until closer to a year because it contains a high amount of nitrates and oxolates...

This website was amazing when introducing solids :)  http://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/index.htm#.UVKIR1ewWSo



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Re: Smelly gas
« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2013, 10:46:16 am »
A swede is a rutabaga, not a turnip ;)

Ah - I saw it for both turnip and rutabaga when I had to look up what the hell a rutabaga is! LOL

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Re: Smelly gas
« Reply #12 on: March 29, 2013, 21:20:59 pm »
Interestingly what we in the south UK call a swede is called a Turnip in northern UK so Deb you may well be right in some parts.
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Re: Smelly gas
« Reply #13 on: March 30, 2013, 21:48:13 pm »
LOL!  And I can also say that many call rutabagas turnips here!

A rutabaga is the big one, kinda yellow in colour...

Turnips are small and more white with purple tops...