Blood in baby’s poo

Ladies, I’ve just changed my baby and noticed some blood on his poo and on the diaper. The poo was quite soft, not pebbly and he wasnt straining or anything like that. Anyone had anything like this before? What is it? Shall i call the GP?

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Yes ring GP straight away

Has he got nappy rash? My son had a bloody nappy and once i cleaned him up he had a bad nappy rash? But definitely ring gp if worried xx

If nappy rash, a barrier cream should be OK right?

Ring 111 as it could be a sign of a milk allergy and that’s a sign of an inflamed gut x

Yes barrier cream will be fine. After wiping make sure to pat dry and apply the cream think at every nappy change. This worked for us in around 2-3 days was all cleared up x

Call GP, and my daughter had blood in her poo. It's a sign for milk allergy, and now she's on a different formula.

Hes on cow’s milk now and there hasnt been any allergies

My first had that as a newborn. We took her to the ER and nothing came back but they said to cut out dairy from my diet as she was breastfed and she never had it again. They suspected CMPA.

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