Growth spurt & constipation ?

mrsgail · April 2011

Anyone know if these 2 go together? Anna is 6 weeks and has been eating non-stop and hardly sleeping for the past 2 days so I assume she's in a growth spurt. She hasn't pooped today which is unusual for her and also makes me wonder where it is all going. Has anyone dealt with this? Also, how long should a growth spurt last?

anglndsguse44 · April 2011

I was wondering the same thing today. While Connor isn't constipated, he seems to be constantly hungry and has some pretty righteous gas. He will be 4 weeks on Thursday....

ermimac · April 2011

Liam is a few days behind your LO, but we just went through the same thing. He was eating nonstop and went almost 24 hours without pooping. He was really fussy during that time so we tried a full warm bath and massaging his stomach as well as gripe water, tummy time, and lots of leg work. The only difference is Liam seems to be sleeping a little more than he usually does, but won't sleep for the 5-6 hour stretches he has been at night. I'm not sure how long it usually lasts...I don't think Liam is fully done with his and it was been since Sat or so.

eeyoreem · April 2011

The eating sounds like a growth spurt. If you are ebf then sometimes babies will poop less often after 5-6 weeks because they digest bm so well there isn't as much waste.