The Quest for the perfect Poo

   Oooohhhh you never know what this motherhood thing is going to throw at you next I'm tellin ya! Now this blog is gonna get, well, gross so here's my warning.. if you cant handle the poop, stay outta the diaper!

Never in my life did I ever think I would be so obsessed with poop! Smelling it, observing it, poking it, tracking it, studying it... Yes and this is on a daily basis! 

Its too stinky. Its not stinky enough. Its to watery. Its too dry. Its too green. Its not green enough. Its too dark. Is it supposed to be orange!? What are those specs? Why is it so soft? Why isn't there more? WHY IS THERE SO MUCH!? 

I'm not sure I'll ever decipher the perfect poop... Its a mystery for the generations past and future! But my poop journey began many moons ago when Kenny decided to buy the "cheaper" formula for Jackson...

We started Jax on Similac once I stopped breast feeding, but the gassy pains he had were unbearable to watch so I switched him to Nutramigen by Enfamil (sensitive tummy formula) and it was life changing for us!! Jackson wasnt as gassy (we also started using Dr. Browns bottles).. He was pooping regularly and his poop was consistently a sweet smelling yellowish color... But unfortunately the Nutramigen is the most expensive formula out there at $36 a pop! And at the rate our growing baby was eating it become too expensive, so Kenny suggested finding a cheaper alternative...

I was against the idea but did some research and decided to try Enfamil gentle ease... No poop for days.... 
Then we tried Similac again.... Watery, god awful poops every other day not to mention terrible farts that were painful for him
Next we went for Target brand... Which actually wasnt terrible but he still wasnt regular like he was on the Nutramigen..
Lastly I decided to try the wal-mart brand thinking "sometimes cheap stuff is the best kind!" I was wrong.. It was about as effective as the Target brand, still not regular... Needless to say we ended up back on the Nutramigen! I was so happy to see those happy poops again!

BBBBUUUTTTTT TTTHHHEEENNNN


Jax began eating solids... lol
Now that whole poop situation is just ridiculous! After getting terrified by the color of smell of these new poops (did you know his poop will actually turn orange after eating say carrots or sweet potatoes... freaky!) I was back to irregular poops! He was doing fine on the rice cereal but once veggies and fruits were introduced he was all off again!
I started him on Gerber 1st foods in the plastic containers, then switched to the jars (I dont know why, i thought it would help) But still his poops were irregular and ABSOLUTELY painful for him! And he would strain like crazy just to poop out a little egg of green silly putty! I felt awful...

Well, back to the drawing board... I was thinking I'm going to have to start making my own food for him, but I was so worried about having the time! Its such a huge undertaking to get that started especially to prepare in advance and freeze everything and portion, it was overwhelming to me.. So I decided to try Organic... 

I went out and bought Plum organics in the pouches... They are incredible! Amazing flavor combinations, easy to store and very inexpensive (They're usually on sale at Babies R Us)... Regular pooping, although it still gets some funky smells, the funk smells healthy... if that makes any sense...

Never thought Id be sitting in bed writing entire blogs about poop but this was my story.. and as a mom things like a funky baby poo can scare the crap out of you (no pun intended)
I hope this was informative, helpful or if nothing else, entertaining!!

See you tomorrow!!
xoxo
SaraH