poop question... is this constipation?

ctj82

Sorry in advance if this gross, TMI, or super obvious, but as a FTM I need some reassurance!  I can't tell if my daughter is constipated!

When my daughter was only breastfed, she would only poop every 3 or 4 days.  Now that she is on solids for the past few weeks (she is now 6 months), she poops several times a day.  But the poops are small, maybe cherry or apricot-sized.  

They're soft-ish, but what bothers me is that they are dry, kind of like raw bread dough.  She grunts and pushes when she poops, but doesn't seem overly bothered.

I asked my pediatrician, but she just seemed a bit dismissive saying that breastfed babies are rarely constipated.  Given that she poops every day, I "think" she's ok, but just wanted to see what other moms thought. 

Thanks in advance! 

saracee2013

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singingirl96

I don't think your baby is constipated, however you may want to soften her stools a little bit by feeding her fruits that get things softer.... pears, prunes, peaches, papaya.

ctj82

Thanks ladies for the feedback!

I wouldn't say she's pushing more than usual.  Even with just breastmilk she would push and grunt.  

She's on fruits (plums, pear, apple, avocado), veggies (squash, sweet potato, peas, carrots), and

bigbootyjudi

Straining to poop and only pushing out a little ball is constipation. I would give her an ounce or two of prune or pear juice daily. Solids do constipate, so it's not abnormal. It takes a second for their systems to adjust.