Hi ladies, Evan is on antibiotics for a little infection in his bellybutton. Started yesterday and now I'm getting paranoid he may have a little diarrhoea. He is breastfeed only so I know his stools are normally very loose but today they have seemed looser and more watery. Just wanted some advice as to what I should look out for cos he is only just over 3 weeks old and I'm a paranoid new mummy! If only he could tell me. Thanks xx
One side effect of antibiotics is upset tummy. If breatfed babies have upset tummy their poo changes colour from yellow to green
Metronidazole has a lot of tummy side effects I'm afraid, perfectly normal but def not nice. Hope he gets better soon Xx
Ethans just been on antibiotics for tonsillitis.. He was on amoxycillin and that gave him a really upset stomach and diarrhea (up to 10 dirty nappies a day!). Think a lot of antibiotics can cause an upset tummy, but if you're worried, maybe get him checked by gp? xx
After he has finished consider probiotics. Antibiotics can have quite long term effects on the digestion for some. Of course BFing will go a long way to restore a healthy balance too.
