Tuna smelling poop

[czekit7]

OK, not to get into the specifics of my situation AGAIN, but is there a formula out there that causes your baby's poop to have a fishy, or TUNA-smelling poo??

[ciw]

I don't know about formula but some baby foods have omega fatty acids added (they add fish oil) so I imagine that could cause the smell. I believe some formulas advertise adding omega 3s as well.

[catpagmo]

This happens to DS when he eats salmon. Stinky!

[DrSally]

So, was it formula or BM that your DS was given? My first thought was that the mom ate some fish, but if it was formula, I don't know. It may just be the way your DS is processing it. It should clear soon, I hope.

[czekit7]

DrSally

I'm assuming it was formula since there is only one other breastfed baby, and he was eating at the time. Thanks.

[czekit7]

For anyone that is reading this, DS has been exclusively Bmilk now for one week (and I think that the daycare is being very careful now...like they should), and his poo is back to the sticky-sweet Bmilk smelling, bright yellow, and much runnier. There for a few days, it was greenish-brown and was almost "soft" not runny...ok, I'm a nurse, and there IS a difference from watery, runny, pasty, soft, formed and hard!! I'm SOOO happy, plus YESTERDAY, my little Bugaboo had THREE BMs...YEAH!!!! He had a few days where he only went once every 40hrs (again, VERY concerning to me, although my MIL/pedi nurse [one and the same] told me that as he gets older, his system retains and absorbs more of the nutrients, making less waste/BM/poo). I don't care..I'm just happy he's back to bright yellow poo (Bmilk and Similac poo), that it's EVERY day, and that his GI system is back the way I like it...although I'm not a GI nurse (actually open-heart/cardiac ICU nurse), one of the things I'm ALWAYS watching is how my patients bowel movements are going...to quote my favorite comedy "Scrubs", "It's all about the poo!!"