Ravina Sewani

If your baby has green, foamy or frothy, explosive stools and pain, it might be a case of lactose overload. Lactose overload can happen when your baby gulps a very large quantity of breastmilk either due to a long gap between the feedings or due to an oversupply of milk. Healthy babies are able to break down the lactose in normal volumes of milk. The presence of fat in the milk ensures the slow movement of milk through the gut. But if your baby consumes a lot of milk that is relatively low in fat, it can rush through the digestive system without being digested. This can cause the problem of gas causing pain and frothy stools. If you suspect lactose overload, try to check your baby's latch. Try different positions to feed your baby if you have a problem of oversupply of milk. Try frequent feeds as your baby to avoid build up of watery low fat milk. If the problem persists, you know what to do, head straight to your doctor.

Lactose overload happens when the milk is not digested properly.

Lactose Overload

Engorgement

Breastmilk

Relactation

Breastfeeding

Milk production

Breast pump

Formula milk

Animal milk feeding

Thrush

Latch

Feeding position

One breast feeding

Feeding twins

Colostrum

Lactose overload

Breast Nipple shield

Lactation improvement

Latching method

Breast Nipple care

Sore Breast nipple

Breastfeeding schedule

Mastitis

treatment for lactose overload

Read the article to know what to do if your child has lactose overload.

Lactose Overload

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