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My baby boy 5 month old.poops drak to light green last one week. is it normal?what coukd be the reason.having breast milk rice cereal and gerber fruit

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Foods: As you enter new foods into your babies diet the poop can change color. This is completely normal.

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Answered 3/14/2019

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