My 2 week old is EBF and is feeding well, gaining weight and having plenty of wet nappies but has not had a poo since Saturday. Is this normal? Should I be worried?
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No its normal ❤️

It’s normal. My baby can sometimes go 24hrs without pooing and then will poo the next day x

It's normal for breastfeed babies. My doctor told me the baby's body absorbs all the nutrients from moms milk, so sometimes it's no waste.

I was told it was normal. Infact it isnt! It is normal for a breastfed baby to poo after every feed until they are atleast two months old
My daughter is nearly 2 still breastfed and still goes atleast once a day.
My daughter suffered because i was told it was normal

It can be yes
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At 2 weeks I can't remember if normal but you might still be covered by midwife if you have concerns or maybe give 111 a call to be sure if you're concerned. I know from about 6 weeks it can become less frequent. My son only pooped about once a week from around that time until he started weaning but it can vary for all. My aunt ebf her first went roughly every 5 days and her 2nd was most days. Main thing to watch is if they're still feeding well and poop is still right colour/consistency when they go and keep an eye for any signs of discomfort or pain

Before 6 weeks this is generally not considered normal. Are you able to get to a local breastfeeding support group?

Totally normal when we got home from the hospital my daughter didn’t poop for 4 maybe 5(?) days. (She also got all of the tar stuff out when at the hospital). Warm baths really helped, I did maybe 2-3 and I used the windi at the beginning of the day to really get things movin

Babies under 6 weeks should poo every day. There's not necessarily anything wrong but you definitely need to let your GP or midwife know x

I was told it’s normal as long as number of wet nappies is fine 😁 With EBF, there’s not a huge amount of waste and sometimes they’ll just go a few days without a poo :) I’d only ask a GP if you’re seeing signs of discomfort or it gets to 5+ days x

It’s also definitely worth checking your health visitor is ok with it though - because they sometimes prefer to be on the safe side :)

It's 'normal' in those early weeks but still worth letting your midwife know. In the UK GPs/hospital generally won't pay attention until they've not gone for 7+ days. My baby was like this and in clear discomfort, but it's because their digestive systems aren't developed yet and there's not really much we can do but wait it out (sadly 😭)

And yeah the no waste with BM thing is a myth. He's 5 months now, EBF and poops non stop 😂