Blood in mouth😥

[Alvinsimonandtheodore]

This morning when I fed one of my little ones i noticed a tini bit of blood in his mouth...is this something to worry about? Hes 3 weeks old and has his bottom teeth coming in is it just blood from teething or something serious??? Its not my sick one.

[Mel1959]

Was it just a touch of blood? If so, it undoubtedly is blood from teething. I have never noticed this with any of mine, but there are plenty of folks here that have experienced it.

[Alvinsimonandtheodore]

Yes just a small amount and only when he was sucking on nipple I didn't see any blood when I pulled it out and cleaned his face

[Mel1959]

Then it was just from teething.

[Alvinsimonandtheodore]

Ok thanks. Now is that something that would make him eat a little less? Hes eating but only about 1ml for the last 2 feedings. He weighs 45.8g so he should be eating a little more.

[Nancy in New York]

Ok thanks. Now is that something that would make him eat a little less? Hes eating but only about 1ml for the last 2 feedings. He weighs 45.8g so he should be eating a little more.

I've never had one eat less because of teething.
At the weight of 45.8 grams he should be eating a minimum of 2 mLs
at each feeding.
Is he pooping fine?

[Alvinsimonandtheodore]

Yeah he's peeing and pooping. I don't want to force him to eat so after about 30 minutes of trying I give up...I also try peeing him in the middle but it doesnt help much. So you think maybe whatever the one has is contagious and effecting him? My sick boy is only eating about 1ml-1.5ml as well but I give him a pass because something is wrong with him.

[redwuff]

Do you keep his formula warm during the feeding time. Taking half hour to feed 1 ml formula means something is not 'right'. Not sure what that is. Would you be willing to get some help from members that are close to you?

[redwuff]

Can you post weights and date of each wt? Are you sure that you have each baby marked well enough to know which one is which? Would you be willing to post pictures taken today so we can see how they look? Sounds like you might be at a point that we just have to figure out what is going on to help you. Please bear with us:grouphug

[redwuff]

I know that you are really dedicated to these 3 boys, love them to pieces, and are working your a$$ off. Please know that if you get too overwhelmed we can get these guys into a very experienced rehabber.

[Alvinsimonandtheodore]

It's not taking him 30 minutes to eat one milliliter I just try to get him to eat more within that 30 minutes. He ate more last feeding he ate 2.5 ml

[Alvinsimonandtheodore]

Yes I have them marked good I cut the tip of fur off tail on 2 of them in different shapes

[DRiddell]

Yeah it can be from teeth. Need not to worry much about it.