boo began to start taking a long nap in the afternoon. she started to spit up...a lot. at one point she seemed to vomit out everything she ate. startled at the amount of milk that poured out of her mouth, i cried. at times boo would nurse for a few minutes then suddenly pull off and fuss, especially in the late afternoon and evenings. my lactation consultant identified this as gastro-colic reflex and advised to take her off the breast, burp, soothe and re-latch.
it seemed boo was pooping less and one time her poop had a greenish color. the baby health books all cite that green poop is normal. however after browsing the la leche league forum i learned that in breastfed babies fussiness and green poop are symptoms of hyperlaction syndrome resulting in a foremilk/hindmilk imbalance. to fix: nurse on one side exclusively for 2 hours before nursing on the other side. if the unused breast is uncomfortable, pump or hand express to relieve pressure.
boo has a milk stained tongue. apparently some breastfed babies develop a white milk stain on their tongue, this should not be confused with signs of thrush which are white, cheesy patches.
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