My daughter has recently began having very stinky gas and the smell of her poop has changed too. She is breastfed although has had formula a few times at daycare. She has not had formula however for two weeks and has had less than 10 bottles of formula since birth. I first thought that maybe the formula was to blame but since it has been two weeks and no change in smell I am wondering if it is something that I am eating. I have not added anything to my diet since she has been born so I am left stumped. Are there foods that will cause excess gas in my daughter? God love her, she is so small and cute but the girl can clear a room!
It must be all the salad and cheese I eat! I do eat a lot of broccoli and will cut it out and see if it makes a difference. Thanks so much for all the advice!
I know I've heard of foods getting through by taste, so it is possible that perhaps something ripe is getting through just enough. Eating any Broccoli lately???
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C.
After having the same problem with my son, my mother in- law said she couldn't eat broccoli while breast feeding. Sure enough I was eating broccoli and once I stopped he was better. The poor kid was ready to explode with gas. Good Luck.
Hi K.,
Yes, what you are eating could give your baby gas or other symptoms. My last child used to get a terrible rash if I ate anything with tomatoes! I didn't think much of it, until he spiked a fever to go with the rash. That scared me into taking him to the doctor right away.
Now, he is a teenager. He never liked tomatoes as a child, even though he was never told about the allergy. He just has a natural aversion to them.
You should probably consult your pediatrician, just to be safe.
Good luck!
I got the following information from Babycenter.com from an answer to the exact question you asked by another Mom. Hope this helps!! :D Keep us posted!
"If you think your baby is gassy because of a food sensitivity, don't bother eliminating foods from your diet that are gas-forming for you. Strange as it may seem, broccoli, cabbage, garlic, spicy foods, and potato chips won't affect your milk, because the gas that you might experience from these foods is a local reaction in your GI tract.
The most likely culprit for your baby is dairy products in your diet — milk, cheese, yogurt, pudding, ice cream, or any food that has milk, milk products, casein, whey, or sodium caseinate in it. Other foods, too — like wheat, corn, fish, eggs, or peanuts — can cause problems. Don't severely limit your diet on the hunch that your baby might have a food sensitivity, but if you suspect that a particular food is giving your baby trouble, you could try eliminating it for a week to see what happens. Some foods take longer than a week to completely clear your system, but you should see improvement in your baby's behavior within a few days.
If your baby's fine when you abstain from the food, then try the food again and see how he responds. It might take some sleuthing, but by eliminating one suspect food at a time you might be able to find out what he doesn't like. You can also talk to a lactation consultant, who can help you evaluate what's going on.
If you have an abundance of milk (you feel as though you could handily breastfeed the entire church nursery and have some to spare), your baby may be suffering from what's called "lactose overload." This happens if your baby gets a lot of foremilk, which has less fat to slow down the digestive process. As a result, the enzyme in his system that digests lactose isn't released quickly enough to do its job.
To deal with this, nurse on only one side at each feeding, or nurse twice on one side before going to the other side. However, it's important that you talk to a lactation consultant to make sure this is the problem before you try nursing on only one side each time. Otherwise, you could inadvertently cause your milk supply to diminish."
HI! I have a 4 month old daughter, Mateja and a 5 year old son, Caleb. From my personal experience, there are 2 things that gives Mateja EXTREME gas issues - BROCCOLI and SHREDDED WHEAT! Its absolutely crazy the smell that she puts off! I know what you are talking about. :o) I hope my daughters gas issues help you and Laney! Take care! ~K.~
Hey K.! It's Jess. Good for you on being able to nurse Laney this long. I could only do it for about 6 weeks. I remember Riley had lots of gas if I ate a lot of broccoli and other food like that. Good luck. She is way too cute to have bad gas!!! :)
