Hello beautiful people. My 3 month old didn't poop for 2 days. I can se he is very uncomfortable and cries a lot( arching his back,lifting his legs, and pulling his knees towards his chest ). I also feel unhappy, unless and extremely concerned . I am breastfeeding and also pumping. Any advice?
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Not much advice just warm baths to help relax those muscles, it could also be a bit of reflux x

I think it’s actually normal for it to be as frequent as every feed to literally every other day without it being anything to worry about. If you think he is constipated you can give 1oz of cool boiled water a day which might get things going. It sounds like he might have gas too so you could try gripe water. When this happened with my baby who was around that age last month I used to do bicycle legs and tummy massage and 9/10 she would poo 10/15 minutes later. X

I am keep reading about how dangerous can be for a baby at this age to have water.. a out the sodium and his little kidneys..

1oz of cooled boiled water in the space of 24 hours to relieve constipation is perfectly safe and recommended by most HV and doctors! Definitely not ‘dangerous

Cool boiled water no more than 1oz on a day. This was recommended to me by a doctor and a hv last time my little one was constipated. However it is extremely normal for breastfed babies to go a few days between pooping and as long as when they do go the poop isn't hard its fine x

How can I spread that 1 oz in 24 hours? Should o give him lik 5 ml every 6 hours?

it doesn't have to be over the full 24 hours just make sure it's not more than an 1oz I used to try with my baby every few hours or so to get a few ml into her she hated taking water though so you could try even using a calpol syringe and even giving 2.5ml could make a bit of a difference x
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