Pink?! UPDATE

[Blackcat31]

I actually think something like this was on mystery diagnosis! it was one of those shows. Mom's breastmilk would turn pink after sitting. Weird!

Yes, the Mystery Diagnosis episode along with the suggestion from Oneluckymom about it possibly being Serratia Marcescens (which I had NEVER heard of until she mentioned it) we found all sorts of info as well as what to do to fix/cure it.

It was one of the strangest things I have/had ever seen or dealt with.

I am glad that it has been addressed and that the baby is all better now.

Not only is this group of members fun, helpful and supportive but very educational too!

[Sprouts]

Yes, the Mystery Diagnosis episode along with the suggestion from Oneluckymom about it possibly being Serratia Marcescens (which I had NEVER heard of until she mentioned it) we found all sorts of info as well as what to do to fix/cure it.

It was one of the strangest things I have/had ever seen or dealt with.

I am glad that it has been addressed and that the baby is all better now.

Not only is this group of members fun, helpful and supportive but very educational too!

Yes I agree, I'm so happy to have found this forum...I try to ask my husband his opinions on some things but he always asks...well what did the forum say? Lol

When in doubt....go to daycare forum! Lol

[Unregistered]

Do you know how they were able to determine it was serratia? Did they do a culture or something? I think my baby might have this and trying to find some answers.

[Blackcat31]

Do you know how they were able to determine it was serratia? Did they do a culture or something? I think my baby might have this and trying to find some answers.

From all the research we did, it was very clear that is was serratia due to the hot pink color being unmistakable.

What the family did was go to their local health food store and get a probiotic that was apparently made from breast milk and gave it to the baby according to the directions.

It cleared up immediately and we never saw a single drop of pink again.

Their pediatrician said that if it wasn't serratia, the probiotic they gave the child wouldn't hurt them at all so it was worth a try.

I think the mom said she took some too so that she was sure she wasn't continually passing this back again to the baby.

HTH

[TheirEmi]

Are you making the bottles at daycare or is mom making them at home and bringing them to you? Hopefully mom isn't putting Benadryl or something in a bottle. ParanoidI know .....but it's the first thing that came to mind.

me too

[Unregistered]

Serratia marcescens pink breast milk

I had serratia marcescens and my breast milk and anything the baby would spit up on would turn hot pink as well, it almost killed my son, he was throwing up so much and had the worst diarrhea he had to be in hospital for a week and was under a failure to thrive, I was also very sick by this but healed easier due to my immune system is much stronger than a baby's, very scary bacteria and i got it through the hospitals catheter. Makes you wanna take more precautions when choosing a hospital. - - Karissa