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We started Hudson on real food November 22. I am pureeing organic veggies instead of buying yucky baby food and at first everything was fine. We started him on rice cereal, he seemed to like it, he was pooping like normal, everything was great. Then a week later, we introduced him to Sweet Potatoes. YUMMY! He liked them, and again everything was great. Same reaction as the rice cereal… until Thanksgiving. On Thanksgiving, I gave him some sweet potatoes. He didn’t have a lot of them, maybe a teaspoon. Friday, everything seemed ok. I think he pooped once. I mean, before he was going like 6 times a day, but I knew that it would probably change with the new diet, so I was not too worried. Then Saturday… no poop. Sunday… no poop…. He was acting fine. He didn’t have gas and he was peeing as usual. I was getting a little worried, but i figured I would give it some time. Monday…. still no poop. Now, I’m freaking out that when he does go, it will be monstrous!!! Tuesday, he started to get gassy and not baby gassy anymore. I’m talking this kid had LOUD and SMELLY FARTS! Nothing on this EARTH can prepare you for that kind of smell…. NOTHING! /.
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FINALLY, Tuesday afternoon, he pooped a little and OMG did it SMELL (oh the agony, the pain, the tears in my eyes). We were in the car and luckily I had some fresh air because that smell… OMG it was the WORST smell I have ever experienced in my life. And boy it was an experience! Thank God it was not a gigantic one, or I would have had to leave my car in the parking lot of the Fresh Market for someone to just take (if they were brave enough). I was not prepared for anything more than what he did. And I really REALLY was not prepared for that either.
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Unfortunately since it was a small poo… he still had MAJOR gas. I had to give him gas drops, cause the kid was struggling. Then Wednesday (12.4), if you lit a match in our house, I’m pretty sure it would have blown up! He was the smelliest baby EVER! He was passing gas ALL day. And then finally… he dropped the doozy on me. He got it all out. All 4 days worth. I had to take him straight into the bath, and then I needed a shower. I was up to my elbows in a poo nightmare. I’m pretty sure it will give me nightmares. I’m also certain that smell will never go away. We may have to sell our house to escape it. Diaper Genie ain’t got nothin’ on this!
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So, no more sweet potatoes for this kid for a while. And from now on, I will be changing his diaper while sporting my gas mask, or a hazmat suit!
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