Hello. My 16 week old baby girl has had a few short black hairs in her stools occasionally. The stools are also a bit mucousy, and sometimes a little bit frothy. She passes wind fine. She passes stools usually about once a day on average. She is fully breastfed. Where are the hairs coming from?? I saw something online that they could be amino acid chains?!? Also, my husband has a hairy chest with very dark hairs. Could it be coming from there, and if so, could it harm her? Thankyou.
Thanks for asking. I would like to know if you have started weaning him yet?? Because any fibrous fruit specially bananas can cause mucous/stringy black hair like material. The second possibility is they are coming from your husbands' chest. If they are coming often that would worry me. Because hair can organize in a ball which can obstruct the gut. Observe for fallen hair near the baby and be vigilant in removing them. I would also advise your husband to shave his chest more often If they came once and twice that's fine.It's just to reassure you that's not something dangerous. Good luck