Archive for the ‘Baby Poop Color Chart’ Category

Tarry black poop- your baby’s first poop, is called meconium. You’ll never see it again once it passes.

Mustard poop- is common for breastfed babies and washes out without staining.

Green poop- is normal it happens when eating veggies like green beans or peas.

Orange poop- also happens, mostly when they ate carrots or sweet potatoes.

Yellow poop- is normal.

Multiple color and color-changing poop – as long as the colors are listed above (sans meconium reference), there’s nothing to worry about. Baby poop changes colors on a frighteningly regular basis.

Chalky white poop- could indicate that there is no bile from the liver to digest food. Call the doc.

Tarry black poop- when NOT the first poop, could mean there is blood in the digestive tract. Call the doc.

Bright red blood in poop means blood has been expressed very close to the anus (i.e. no time to turn black.) Call the doc.