Constipated baby

Please do not give a 3 week old baby water! This can be very dangerous. I’m not sure who told you to do that but I would only speak with the doctor from now on

Hi Leanne , you can use a tummy roll on . Also , you place a hot water strip around the tummy . Hope this helps .
When my baby had constipation, i gave him prunes . But since your baby is small , try putting the tummy roll on

My mum showed me trick when my little one was a newborn. Lay them on their back lift up the little legs and make a bicycle motion with the legs. Also push legs up into stomach a little, give a little belly message. My little girl started pooing in 5 mins

A baby isn’t constipated because of length of time without a poo but the consistency of the poop itself. When he does go if it’s hard and like pebbles then yes he’s been constipated and if you see it happening again then you can go drs and they’ll prescribe something to help (my boy had to have lactulose from 4 weeks old because he had this) but if he goes and it’s soft then that could be your boys new movement and/or infant dyschezia (also what my boy had). Keep an eye on him, see how he goes. My Dr told me I could give 1 ounce of cool boiled water to my baby at that age but if it didn’t work don’t keep giving it but try other things like bicycle legs and warm bath x

Are you breastfeeding? Breastfeeding babies can go a longgg time without pooping. My first little one would often go 10 days without going.

Rub the middle of his feet from side to side 2 minutes a couple of times a day and bicycle legs it will help I hope x

this is really outdated info unfortunately. My EBF baby pooped several times a day. 10 days is too long and a lactation consultant would never say this is okay. Looking forward to when pediatricians catch up with modern lactation advice and realize this is bad advice to be telling new moms.

my lactation consultant told me that they can go 10 days without pooping and this can be normal as long as when they do go it is soft. My baby went 6 days and I was stressing and was back and forth from drs and I was apparently the only one who was concerned. He’s now 4.5 months and goes once or twice every 2/3 day’s usually x

have you ever done a weighted feed to show how much baby is transferring? This is not standard advice from ibclcs in North America. Our breastfeeding rates are not great but UKs rate is abysmal. Not pooping for 10 day is far too long and can signify a poor milk transfer issue or digestive problems

im not saying baby should poop every 10 days as a permanent thing but if it happens every now and then, then until it’s 10 days drs here in the UK won’t do anything for you.

yeah that is crazy to me lol