Constipated baby!

michie2007

Hi mommies! My 5 month old son hasn't pooped in 2 days! He regularly poops all the time! He is breastfeed and has been eating solids for a couple weeks already with no problems before! I have given him some puréed prunes, rubbed his belly, given him a hot bath, moved his legs in the bicycle motion, etc. Nothing is working! Poor little guy is starting to get frustrated and upset! Any suggestions?!

mamaklemond

Take a rectal temp, or use a qtip with vasoline on the end and insert it into his rectum like you would a thermometer to tske a temp. It's worked well for us the one time we had an uncomfortable LO once starting solids. I read carrots can constipated some babies?

AziaNick

We give our daughter Miralax. Solids can also change your babies poop. I would ask a dr. Our daughter didnt poop for 3 days and the dr. Said that that can happen if it isn't in the norm for your baby though, check with the dr.

n3na94

My son is EBF and pooped almost everyday but when he turned 5 months he started pooping every week or even every 10 days. Doctor said it was normal and now he started popping back every 2-5 days. She said if he seemed annoyed to give him papaya because it's full of fiber. You could try that and on top of that I eat lots of prunes. Good luck mama and hope your baby feels better! (:

samfein

Suppository!! They work like a charm

leelee1112

I agree! Glycerin suppository works every time! Our doctor told us to cut back in fruits & do more veggies.

NewMumzy25

My son did the same thing, it was all of a sudden he wasn't pooping for 2 to 3 days at a time. We just started pureed pears and he pooped 3 days in a row, each day he had had the pears lol. So pears are now our go to to help baby boy poop.

It is normal for them to go lo her periods without pooping but for your peace of mind and to help baby's tummy along pears worked wonders for us!