Preemie question

So my son was a 28 weeker. 3 months actual, 4 days adjusted and has been home since May 19th. He has been having poo issues since he came home. Today is the first day he has poo'ed in four days and its dark green diarrhea and it gets everywhere. Could this be a sign of an illness or just formula trouble?

Also, there are some nights (like tonight) where he cries and cries if i put him in his bassinet and he won't sleep unless he is right next to me. Any ideas why?

are you giving him the formula cold or room temperature ? my LO gets like that if hes milk isn't warm and have you tried swaddling him

Babies can go 7 days without pooping, I took DD to the ER when she was 3 days old because she wouldn't poop and the doctor laughed at me.
When she did poop though it was diarrhea, and it went everywhere, lol.
It may be the formula or just your baby adjusting to eating.

The sleeping issues, I have no idea DD did the same so we co-slept until she was 3 months old then transitioned to a crib.

Quoting paula h:" are you giving him the formula cold or room temperature ? my LO gets like that if hes milk isn't warm and have you tried swaddling him"

I give it at room temp, he wont take it any other way. Hates being swaddled because he can't move.
@No Name, I took him to the ER last week for the same reason and they brushed me off and told me that too. I put him in the bassinet if he will let me, but alot of the time I end up with him in my bed. He doesn't like cribs or pack n plays. they are too big for him.

Quoting Aristotle's birth-giver:" I give it at room temp, he wont take it any other way. Hates being swaddled because he can't move. ... [snip!] ... will let me, but alot of the time I end up with him in my bed. He doesn't like cribs or pack n plays. they are too big for him."

DD didn't either, if co-sleeping is an option for you I'd try it  
babies sleep longer when close to their mommas anyway, lol.

i have no advice about the pooping but the sleeping, my 26 weeker slept with me every night after she came home from the hospital, i think it was she finally was back with me, feeling the comfort of her mama! Rather than being in a box

He sleeps with me probably 4-6 nights a week. I just won't do i if im really exhausted, because of fear of hurting him. Even though i dont move in my sleep at all.

Quoting Aristotle's birth-giver:" He sleeps with me probably 4-6 nights a week. I just won't do i if im really exhausted, because of fear of hurting him. Even though i dont move in my sleep at all."

i had to sleep with her lol my own selfish comfort but she liked it as well she slept with me until she was just over one. now she won't sleep with me at all   she's 2.5 now

Quoting Hannah & Haylee's Mommy!:" i had to sleep with her lol my own selfish comfort but she liked it as well she slept with me until she was just over one. now she won't sleep with me at all   she's 2.5 now"

I want to co-sleep every night. It makes me feel better when he is in the bed with me. And im not jumping up every 20 minutes to make sure he is still breathing. I just have an intense fear that if i do it too much i am going to hurt him. Not to mention i had a horrific nightmare about me accidentally killing him (it was unrelated to sleeping though)

Quoting Aristotle's birth-giver:" I want to co-sleep every night. It makes me feel better when he is in the bed with me. And im not jumping ... [snip!] ... to hurt him. Not to mention i had a horrific nightmare about me accidentally killing him (it was unrelated to sleeping though)"

oh my thats terrible!! its kinda mother's instinct to not crush baby, but if your not comfortable but you'd still like to co-sleep then get a co sleeper that hooks to the side of your bed

http://www.babyearth.com/arm-reach-mini-co-sleeper-bassinet.html

Quoting Hannah & Haylee's Mommy!:" oh my thats terrible!! its kinda mother's instinct to not crush baby, but if your not comfortable but ... [snip!] ... then get a co sleeper that hooks to the side of your bed http://www.babyearth.com/arm-reach-mini-co-sleeper-bassinet.html"

Gah! I feel like i should see a shrink. It scares me with him being my first, a preemie, just being home, still having a bit of apnea.....ugh. And he is so little. I feel as if my arm could crush him.

Quoting Aristotle's birth-giver:" Gah! I feel like i should see a shrink. It scares me with him being my first, a preemie, just being home, still having a bit of apnea.....ugh. And he is so little. I feel as if my arm could crush him."

no worries! and i felt that way too, well not crushing her, but everything made me paranoid! And specially us being moms to preemie babies! its so scary! My preemie was my first as well!

Quoting Hannah & Haylee's Mommy!:" no worries! and i felt that way too, well not crushing her, but everything made me paranoid! And specially us being moms to preemie babies! its so scary! My preemie was my first as well!"

yeah, i always worry that im doing something wrong. the carseat is too loose, he isnt warm enough, he is too cold, he isnt being held enough, bathing too much, the list goes on. i feel like up until he came home it was one big nightmare, but now i just worry about absolutely everything

Quoting Aristotle's birth-giver:" yeah, i always worry that im doing something wrong. the carseat is too loose, he isnt warm enough, he ... [snip!] ... the list goes on. i feel like up until he came home it was one big nightmare, but now i just worry about absolutely everything"

well thats not a preemie thing thats a mom thing!! you'll be ok mama! just because you worry so much you know your an awesome mom already!

Quoting Hannah & Haylee's Mommy!:" well thats not a preemie thing thats a mom thing!! you'll be ok mama! just because you worry so much you know your an awesome mom already! "

Thanks, i worry about not being a good mom. I try to get over that though. I just always think about things and whether or not i could have made a better decision.