I'm gonna do it. A poop question.

triumphantreturnofplanningbug · February 2011

Bugbear is just fine, but MH wants to know why she hasn't pooped yet today, and I don't have a good answer other than "well, sometimes they just don't." At what point in an EBF baby's life does not pooping one day become a possibility and not something to worry about?

crackerjackprinter · February 2011

With Mady, 1 month old. With Declan the only time was after he started solids 3x a day (to help him gain weight since he wasn't) and he was constipated.

As long as she isn't straining excessively and crying, it's normal. They will strain a bit since the poop doesn't just slide out of them, but when they're crying that is when it's bad.

danjou21 · February 2011

Ethan started pooping less about two weeks ago. Now he is anywhere from once a day to every third day. I think the longest he has went is 4 days... and then he pooped, and pooped and pooped.

clayswife · February 2011

DD was around 4 weeks and is a once every 8-10 day pooper...

aspade · February 2011

I recall DD being about 4 months. I also recall asking the very same question, lol.

triumphantreturnofplanningbug · February 2011

Thanks women! I'll just tell him consensus is that it's normal and she'll poop when she needs to go.

kdello · February 2011

She went from pooping 3-4x per day to once every two days at 6 months. Very weird. And stinky, when it does happen!

Dobie_Mama · February 2011

I think around 4mos is when it really slowed down for both girls.

CeltiCutie · February 2011

Yep. Unless she is showing signs of "distress" or discomfort I say no worries.

littleanomaly · February 2011

I was told around a month. It took about 2 for Ryan but his pedi says that as long as he's not uncomfortable/straining etc then he can be poop-free for a week before calling her.

My FIL asked us EVERY TIME we changed a diaper whether or not he pooped. "What? He didn't poop? Why doesn't he poop? He needs a doctor!" *sighs and inserts spiel about its ok that BF babies don't poop all the time* "It's just not natural. He should poop more!" Whatever.

babyluv617 · February 2011

Around 3 months for C.

D pooped several times per day until we weaned at 19 months. Weird kid.

MidwestTexan · February 2011

When DS was about a month old he stopped pooping every day...once he went TEN DAYS without a pooping. But when he did, oh boy....I have no words to describe the mess that ensued.

Baby-sized suppositories work miracles if you are worried. They literally ARE a magic bullet!

Lady Galadriel · February 2011

Dang, dd still poops every day. I just have odd kids.

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