Bright orange poo

[reren]

My 9 day old baby has bright orange poo and seems to be getting a bit windy. I'm worried some of the medication they've given me after a difficult birth could affect him(I'm breast-feeding exclusively and he is a really good feeder). He has been feeding all the time which the midwife says is quite normal but the poo is a v strange colour??

I'm taking a strong iron supplement is there anyway that could make him constipated?

[trevone64]

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[GinaG3]

Orange poo can be quite common in exclusively breastfed babies. Variants from green, brown, yellow and green are all very normal. I believe the iron your taking would make babies poo more green in appearance so I doubt too much is passing through your breastmilk.

Talk to your HV if your still worried about it, they should reassure you.