6 week year old struggling to poop!

Baby girl is struggling to go poo, she’s now gone 3 days without and we can see she’s upset after straining which is worrying us.
We bought Lactulose today but the pharmacist wasn’t sure if we could give to a baby this young without Drs advice - but not sure we should wait until Monday to speak to a Dr. Anyone have any advice or experienced anything similar? LO is formula fed now (was both breast and formula until 4 weeks) and we have been giving cow and gate.

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If you want a possible solution before speaking to a gp on Monday… our little girl is the same, 6 weeks… goes every couple of days! My health visitor said not to change formula until her next visit as it can take time to settle. My friend said when her little girl was struggling she was advised to use the pre-made stuff. Just odd couple of bottles! I don’t know why, but it has worked a great for us. I give her 2 bottles of pre-made and it seems to get her going! Warning- it’s extremely liquid when she does go but this has worked 3 for 3 now.

yeah, I’m fairly certain when I next see the HV she will advise to change as it isn’t an answer permanently! But might help just get through the weekend 😊

can I be cheeky and ask why you chose the HIP organic one? I’ve obviously had a look at alternatives but to be honest… don’t know what to change to to avoid further constipation… if that makes sense? Like what do I need to be different in order to make a difference? Or is it just about finding the right one? X

yeah, pot luck scares me haha! I think I’m a far more literal person than I thought and just wish I knew the answer 🤣 thank you for that tho! I’ll have a look into it! X

Try some gripe water it usually helps with constipation use to do the trick for my kids 😉

Changing the milk isn't a bad idea j switched 2 or 3 times before I chose which brand worked better for them.

Thanks everyone!! A dr suggested lactulose which we’ve started using and had one big clear out so far! Fingers crossed this works and if not we will seriously consider changing formula from cow and gate. I think gripe water has to be used from 3 months up so can’t try that yet unfortunately xx

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