Question about baby poops...

HollyLewis wrote in message
Emergency poop, I understand, is red (bloody)

Red poop is not even an emergency. If there is only a tiny amount it could
mean a fissure in the rectum or something they ate (if the child is older).
The poop that *is* a problem is if it is black and that means that they are
bleeding internally.

I just didn't want anyone alarmed at red poop unnecessarily. )
--
Sue (mom to three girls)
I'm Just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll World...


You're right, black is probably more like it. Although, of course, meconium
normally looks black so....

Anyway, I meant there's reason for emergency concern if the poop is mostly or
entirely red/black, not if there's a little bit of blood mixed into normal
poop.

Holly

Beth wrote:

I also found that--at least on cloth--ordinary poo
would sort of oxidize from a mustard to a deep emerald green. It only took
some minutes of drying for the color to change like that.

*That's* what that is?!? I could never figure it out, and didn't ever look at
the normal looking diapers later, since we have a front-loading washer and I
can't see into the machine once I dump the diapers in. I puzzled and puzzled
over that, and eventually decided it was normal (good thing!).

Phoebe

HollyLewis wrote in message
You're right, black is probably more like it. Although, of course,
meconium normally looks black so....

Anyway, I meant there's reason for emergency concern if the poop is
mostly or entirely red/black, not if there's a little bit of blood mixed
into normal poop.

Yep. ) Glad you mentioned that meconium is black. I would hate to have
worried a new mom, who didn't know.
--
Sue (mom to three girls)
I'm Just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll World...