How can I get LO to poop?

manning15j · August 2012

LO has been fussy all day and has not pooped yet, not since sometime yesterday. Does anyone no any way of helping him out?

imimahoney · August 2012

You can try taking his temperature and see if that helps. Also, some dr. say an oz of prune juice is ok but I would check with your pedi before offering it.

huahualove · August 2012

Our pedi okayed the clear karo syrup. one teaspoon. Man, his farts were so nasty and then a day later it was poop city in his diaper. You could also mix it with an oz or so of water and give it to them in a bottle.

MegSowers · August 2012

If they're uncomfortable, bicycle their legs to help with gas. My Dr also said I could use a tiny bit of prune juice.

MikeHoncho · August 2012

Warm water might relax your LO a bit--maybe try a bath? When L was dehydrated as a newbie his doctor told us to take a wipe and kind of push (gently) against his booty hole to try to stimulate a bowel movement. I would try these before resorting to anything else--my pedi also told us to use Babylax but I would check with your pedi before giving this (it's over the counter so should be NBD).

I've also found that days where we give him gas drops he poops more often.

Marie509 · August 2012

This thread makes me laugh. Never, ever, did I think I would be so consumed by poop. lol.

dd is a bad pooper, so I'll be trying a lot of these suggestions.

manning15j · August 2012

Thanks for the suggestions, I'm going to try some of these.

acbeeman · August 2012

2oz of warm apple juice, cleans dd out in 40 minutes or less

dojo1 · August 2012

YouTube colic massage, they always helped with bm's for us. Also I lift ds's legs in the air until his butt is off the ground and then push his knees into his stomach for a count of 10, relax and repeat. I found this move to be the very best for us.

TaylorandMel · August 2012

I would say not to be overly concerned over not having a BM within 24 hours. Gabe has issues with this. The doc said she's not worried unless it's 5+ days without a BM.

Usually after it's been a couple days, if he feels uncomfortable we do 1oz prune juice with 1 oz formula/breastmilk or sometimes even just do the 1oz prune juice straight per his pedi.

The other suggestions with warm water and such by pp are good ideas.

MANDALYOUNG1 · August 2012

We mix an ounce of pear juice and an ounce of water.

learningfromlife · August 2012

Our ped ok'd prune or pear juice but specifically told us NOT to dilute it. DD got an ounce of pear juice yesterday and I think that was the strongest latch I think she's ever had on a bottle. She LOVED it lol. He also said miralax was ok but I'm not ok with giving that to her.

TrudyCampbell · August 2012

TaylorandMel:
I would say not to be overly concerned over not having a BM within 24 hours. Gabe has issues with this. The doc said she's not worried unless it's 5+ days without a BM.
Usually after it's been a couple days, if he feels uncomfortable we do 1oz prune juice with 1 oz formula/breastmilk or sometimes even just do the 1oz prune juice straight per his pedi.
The other suggestions with warm water and such by pp are good ideas.

No poop in 24 hours is not a big deal. I have a friend with a baby the same age as ours and her baby poops once a week and her pedi says its fine.

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