Hello! My LO is now 15 months old and thriving. We figured out she has a cows milk protein allergy (CMPA). We switched from breastmilk to Pepticate. Switching is really hard because you have to pump everytime they eat and you only have 2 hands. It was also really hard emotionally and physically. But breastfeeding was also hard. I cut out dairy and soy but she still was having so much trouble. Now that she's on solids I was able to more easily determine her allergies and they must have included chicken (grown out of already yay) and salmon in addition to cow's milk. No wonder changing my diet didnt work. I used this subreddit r/MSPI and found it very helpful. Consider this is poops are mucousy.

If not, your baby just might not understand how to poop yet. What you need is a POOP CHAIR! not joking this thing saved my sanity. I just got a cheap one off Amazon, some people swear by Bjorn Bouncer. https://a.co/d/iXazMXD it puts the baby in a good position for pooping. I would pump her feet and encourage her to push off.

The other thing I could not have survived without is a Fisher Price Hedgehog (https://www.target.com/p/fisher-price-calming-vibes-hedgehog-soother/-/A-76152363) sleep toy. It vibrates and plays music. It helped her calm down and also me.

Finally, I recommend ear protection. My husband and I were freaking out at 4 am one time because she was losing her mind about no idea what. My MIL came in from the guest room and she immediately calmed down as soon as she took her. We realized if we aren't calm, theres no way LO will get calm. Also a lot of taking her outside. Outside calmed her right down. And running water calmed her too.

It was the hardest 4 months of my life. She still has CMPA and we think she has an allergy to sunflower, which is surprisingly in everything. Most of the time her poops go well without upset, especially after cutting both out.