Frequent pooing, very smelly poos (sorry!) & less of an appetite - can this be due to teething?
We took DD to Nairobi for 10 days. The second or third day after we got there she vomitted up her lunch (just the one time) but was hungry about an hour later and as we were out we gave her some organic packaged food we had carried with us which she ate well. The next night she developed a mild fever which lasted for about 2 days. She had been drooling more and pulling at her ear a little so we assumed that she is teething. However, she also started pooing a lot more frequently (prior to this she would poo once a day), sometimes going 3-4 times a day. At the same time, she did not seem as interested in her food (she never completely skipped a meal, but is definitely eating less and seems to be more picky). Her poo has also gotten extremely smelly and looks a little runny at times. We are now back in Dubai and she is still not eating as well as before and is still doing 3-4 very smelly poos everyday. Few other points to mention:
1. I am still ebf and she is still nursing very well (waking up more during the night recently when all this started).
2. She has her 4 bottom and 4 top teeth so I think it is the canine coming through (she is 13 months old) and I have been told by several friends that those can give the most trouble.
3. While she seems to not be very interested in the fresh food we are making for her, she will eat the bottled purees quite easily (which made me think it may just be a fussy spell that many babies have when they hit 1), and she still eats her plain yoghurt quite happily, and will eat bread and plain rice/pasta too.
I did call my pediatrician today but he is away this week :( so before I drag her off to see another doc I just wanted to check with you ladies if this sounds like normal 'teething issues' or should I be more concerned? Today she has pooed 5 times (extremely smelly, and some are very small, but it is more runny than usual).
Other than that, she is her normal cheeky self, no fever or lack of energy or anything.
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