I love newborn checkups. There's nothing more fun than talking to new first-time parents. It seems that this is also when the funniest things happen.

As I was talking to a new mom the other day, the grandma, who had come along to help, was changing the diaper. I asked the mom if the baby was having yellow, seedy poops. She answered yes, in a most confident and certain manner that left no doubt that indeed the baby's poops were both yellow and seedy. I believed her, and required no further proof on her part.

But the grandma felt that this was a very crucial issue, and that there was no way I could give her little grandson a clean bill of health until I had visually verified that his poops looked 100% yellow and seedy. So she held up his recently changed diaper wide open for me to inspect.

I am so glad that my allergies were acting up and that my stuffy nose could not fully appreciate all that this full diaper had to offer.

I tend to believe most things that parents tell me. So when you tell me that your baby's poops are yellow and seedy, I really don't need to see it to believe it.

Dr. Bob