Baby's stool after eating complementary food

I don’t know if you need to give your baby some complementary food when he/she grows to a certain age, because if he/she only eats breast milk, he/she may not be full, and the nutrients in breast milk are not enough for the baby’s later growth needs, so it is particularly necessary to give your baby complementary food. After eating complementary food, the baby’s stool will also change. So what does the baby’s stool look like after eating complementary food?

Generally, the stool of a breastfed baby should be golden yellow and paste-like, while the stool of a milk-fed baby should be light yellow or earthy gray. Your baby's stool is green, which may be related to the addition of complementary foods to the baby. If your baby's stool is dark green, it is because a certain amount of iron is added to the formula milk, which reacts with the oxygen in the baby's digestive tract. If your baby's stool is dark green, he or she may be suffering from indigestion. Babies should eat small meals frequently and avoid greasy or indigestible foods. If necessary, babies can be given oral administration of Pangdesheng and Biostime probiotics, and Chicken Gizzard Powder to regulate their indigestion.

1. Complementary foods should be added one by one. When adding a certain complementary food, if the baby shows discomfort, such as vomiting, bloating, diarrhea, indigestion, and not wanting to eat, you should temporarily stop adding it and do not add another new complementary food, but you can continue to add the complementary food that the baby has already adapted to. After 1 week, reintroduce that complementary food, but in reduced quantities.

2. Even if your baby particularly likes complementary food, you cannot wean him/her off the breast. Babies aged 4-6 months should still take milk as their main food.

3. If the baby always spits out the complementary food or pushes it out with the tip of the tongue, temporarily stop adding this complementary food and feed other types instead, or wait 1 week before adding it again.

4. Don’t punish your baby by withholding milk just because he or she doesn’t like complementary food.

6. Don’t reduce the time you spend playing with your baby or taking your baby to outdoor activities just because you are making complementary foods for your baby.

7. Working mothers should not stop breastfeeding just because they have to work.

8. Don’t just feed your baby milk substitutes and complementary foods sold in stores.

9. Do not mechanically follow the feeding amount indicated on the product instructions of complementary food. Babies eat different amounts, so you should be flexible with the recommended amounts in the instructions. If the baby cannot eat the recommended amount, it is extremely wrong for the mother to ignore the baby's resistance and take the opportunity to stuff a spoonful of rice cereal into the baby's mouth when the baby opens his mouth and cries.

10. Don’t forget to give your baby water.

From the description in this article, we can know that the green color of the baby's stool after adding complementary food has a lot to do with the complementary food, and is often caused by the ingredients of the complementary food. But it may also be caused by something wrong with the baby's body. If your baby's stools are green and there are no adverse reactions, and he or she is in good spirits, there is no need to worry too much.