2 week old with poop issue

vorse · December 2013

My daughter is already having poop issues. I'm formula feeding due to problems with milk supply. She's been pooping normally after each feeding. Saturday night she pooped like normal, then not again until Sunday at 5 pm, and it was a massive blowout. It escaped all sides of her diaper, her onesie, and leaked onto my clothes. Then, she didn't go again until midnight, and again, it was a blowout. She has not gone since then and it's now been like 16-17 hours without going poo. I'm worried! I called the pediatrician and they said if this continues for 3 days to call them back. I'm not satisfied with that. She's acting normal, doesn't have a fever, and has been drinking Enfamil Newborn formula for over a week without a problem. Does anyone have any advice on this? Thanks!

BlondieBia21 · December 2013

Her stomach could just be regulating. It takes some time for things to regulate in their systems. A similar thing happened to us with her not going, then she ended up going 17 times in one day. She has a milk protein allergy and a soy allergy. We have had her on alimentum since she was about a month old and all has been good since. Unfortunately, there's not much to do but wait it out. Do tummy massages to try and help lo get it out.

SnoopyLuv · December 2013

Blowouts and not pooping everyday are not that unusual.

PrimRoseMama · December 2013

SnoopyLuv said:
Blowouts and not pooping everyday are not that unusual.

Agree. I'm not seeing a problem here. Blowouts are part of the gig. Formula takes a little while to digest so infrequent poop isn't unusual. If baby goes 7 days without a poop then start worrying.

VegasGal1978 · December 2013

I agree with the others. This doesn't seem that unusual. Handouts from our pedi state a baby can poop 0-10 times per day. For a formula fed baby to go a few days without pooping is not out if the ordinary.

momof2buggs · December 2013

Your baby sounds perfectly normal to me, and your pediatrician is right. Don't worry--it takes a bit of time for babys' digestive system to regulate and it will go up and down and all around before it settles on a particular "regular" schedule.

EmR22 · December 2013

My LO is on formula and in his first few months has went from pooping every diaper change to 4-5 times a day to now at 4 months 1 maybe 2 times a day. Their bodies change how they are able to process so if your pedi isn't worried I wouldn't be either.