My 4 month old baby had her vaccines last week. Since this week, she has had stomach aches and diarrhea (irritating green stool) for 4 days. What should I do?

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My daughter is breastfed and used to have weekly bowel movements. Her general condition is good. It worries me because the situation has remained the same for 4 days.

Alexandre Chagnon · Accepted Answer

Good morning ma'am, This type of reaction is possible with the rotavirus vaccine (the one she got by mouth), but usually the stool returns to normal after less than 5 days. So, if the stool still looks like this today, it's safe to assume that it's just a coincidence and that your daughter might have gotten the stomach bug instead (it's been going around a lot lately). In any case, you should do the same thing: breastfeed her more frequently and watch for a fever. Only if she has a fever or shows signs of dehydration (less peeing, dry lips, etc.), we'll go to the doctor. Happy day :) Alexander