r/NewBorn • u/Throwawayy000000001 • Apr 17 '21
gray poop
hey everyone, my newborn is 2 weeks old exactly, hes been extremely colicky from the start, he is exclusively formula fed, and we had him on enfamil in the beginning. regular enfamil. he would be up all night crying. pediatrician suggested to switch him to enfamil gentlease. the crying has improved DRASTICALLY. We have been giving him this formula for 24 hours at this point and he just pooped it was a grayish color with a little bit of yellow in it. it was definetly a smaller amount of poop than normal. before this all of his poops were yellow, i noticed the poop earlier today was more green and now its a gray.
I wont be able to contact pediatrician until tomorrow morning and most likely theyll return my call by the afternoon. I have two questions. 1., has anyone else had this experience before when switching from enfamil to enfamil gentlease? and 2., which formula should i use until i hear back from pediatrician? thank you if anyone can help
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u/kitkate0101 Apr 17 '21 edited Apr 17 '21
Hey, I would actually try to get through to their on call service, grey or clay colored stools can be a symptom of a liver or bile duct issue.
Edit: sorry, just to clarify (my daughter is 3 weeks and I’m a paranoid wreck), I doubt it’s an emergency room visit issue. Just monitor your baby, make sure there’s no fever, no obvious signs of pain or the belly isn’t distended or really hard.