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No poop today

haayitstayyhaayitstayy member
in July 2015 Moms
my EBF baby hasn't pooped today and it seems like it's really bothering him he won't sleep and won't stop crying :( any tips on how to get him to poop ?
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Re: No poop today

  • nmfranklin00nmfranklin00 member
    edited September 2015
    My LO went a day and a half before pooping....unfortunately we just had to wait it out! He's EBF as well. My sister in law said her daughter went 5 days without pooping!!! Her doctor suggested probiotics and pear juice....I have no clue how all doctors feel about that though!
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  • haayitstayyhaayitstayy member
    Well at least I know he isn't the only one not pooping , I just feel so bad :(
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  • corndogrobotcorndogrobot member
    My first kid went 14 days without pooping when he was 3 months old. EBF and our dr just said to wait it out unless he seemed uncomfortable. He didn't. We just played hot potato with him wondering who would get the poo. Result? I did!
    It was so big, he pooped MY pants and his.
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  • acciocoffeeacciocoffee member
    My 6 week old will go a couple days without pooping, but she never acts like it bothers her. When she does seem like she needs to poop I just lay her over my legs and rub her back. It makes her tummy feel better and she usually will fall asleep like that.
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  • Melis222Melis222 member
    Mine is EBF and goes like once a week! Dr said its fine but can give her 1/2 ounce prune juice. Tried it a bit ago and she still didn't poop.
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  • eclohoecloho member
    Oh I dread that! My LO seems unsatisfied with just once a day
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  • randa923randa923 member
    My LO goes every 4-7 days. A huge benefit of breastfeeding if you ask me lol. He does get at least 1 bottle of formula a day so Dr said not to worry unless it's over a week. EBF babies pretty much use all of the nutrients in the milk so they typically don't poop as often as formula fed babies. As long as they are passing gas and their stomach is not distended or hard they are fine.
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  • Jmitch8Jmitch8 member
    My ds went 9 days without pooping after we brought him home from the hospital. Now he goes every couple of days. Like pp post said as long as they are passing gas and stomach isn't hard it should be fine.
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  • randa923randa923 member
    How old is your LO? I'm assuming at least a month. If that's the case I'm sticking with no worries.
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  • haayitstayyhaayitstayy member
    He's two months old ! @randa923
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  • AziaNickAziaNick member
    It's normal for them not to poop everyday :) but you can always try actual stimulation, so you can put petroleum jelly on your finger and just rub it on your baby's butt hole, Miralax, or doing leg stretches. That's what my doctor said anyways :)
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  • randa923randa923 member
    @haayitstayy at two months definitely not something to worry about in an EBF (or even mostly breastfed) baby.
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  • leelee1112leelee1112 member
    Mine only goes 2 times a week. The doctor is ok with that as long as it's mushy. In the beginning when he had jaundice and didn't go for a week, his dr had me give him a glycerin suppository.
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  • meganpatelmeganpatel member
    edited September 2015
    DD only goes once a day, sometimes once every couple of days. I always know when we are getting close because she gets super fidgety and uncomfortable. After she has her pooplosion which sometimes will go up her back into her hair if I don't catch it and change her straight away, she is the happiest babe Iv seen. And sleeps like an angel :x
    I wouldn't worry :)
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  • jewels1029jewels1029 member
    My LO didn't poop for two days and was miserable. He would only poop a lil turd and it wasn't the softest. I felt so bad bc he would cry when he tried and nothing came out. He was constipated for the first time. He poops everyday and it's always mushy. Since it was two days and basically nothing and he was clearly uncomfortable I gave him brown sugar water. Dr said give him 2oz of water(warmed) with a teaspoon of brown sugar and it will help them go. Believe me it did bc the next day ge filled 3 diapers back to his normal mushy poop
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  • lynnettemtlynnettemt member
    Mine has started going every other day instead of everyday and he seems uncomfortable waiting that long. Doctor says it's fine but if my LO is uncomfortable I'm going to try to find a remedy. I have used the windi once for his gas and that did alleviate his discomfort but did not make him go.
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  • mamacarter15mamacarter15 member
    My DS has started to only poop once per day. He spent the afternoon with my MIL and she made a point of telling me that he didn't poop. I explained that it's normal and even checked with his pediatrician. She decides to tell me that it's not normal and how can I not be concerned (insinuating that I am a bad mom and don't care about my baby's health!) ugh so annoying...
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  • LibbyC730LibbyC730 member
    We're on day 4 now...LO seems like he's getting ready relieve himself! I have a girlfriend watching him tonight while I'm at work, so I did warn her of the impending blowout! He's had a very dirty diaper every three or four days pretty consistently lately.
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