Baby constipated (hasnt pooped in 5 days)

My baby is constipated and straining pretty hard, now hes bleeding from his bum. We’re taking him in but what can I do?

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I used a frida windi and he pooped immediately

Miralax! It’s totally safe. My son has to be on it daily.

With the bleeding, I'd definitely take him in. BUT give him a half ounce of prune juice mixed with a half ounce of water and he'll poop within the hour. That's what we did for my son when he was around 3 months. It worked immediately. If your baby is even older, you could probably do one ounce of prune juice and one ounce of water

How old is he? You can try giving him and ounce or two of prune juice. Always makes my son go when he’s constipated. Or if hes old enough for purées the have prune purée you can give him

Try prune puree but I’d def take him in if he’s bleeding

perfect and if you don't have a windi, use a q tip with vaseline or aquaphor.

thank you for your suggestions!! we brought him in just cuz of the bleeding but dr said it was just from straining! although he didnt even take a look maybe im being a crazy ftm but like lol, im going to try the prunes, he did say to lay off solids for a little, can anyone give insight if they did that? hes been fine with solids and would go 2 times a day so this is recent!

My pediatrician said prune juice ! The bleeding is probably a small skin tear but definitely take him in still

is it safe to give a 6 month old prune juice?

Prunes. I gave my baby two bites of chocolate cake once and he pooped EVERYWHERE after a few days of no pooping. I was also on the verge of taking him in. Prunes usually do the job though for us .

Do you breastfeed? If not, formula with some water still helps a lot! Water is really important for digestion. My baby Ammarie gets uncomfortable after too many solids, so I either breastfeed more or cut back on purées and add a little formula. Her doctor also suggested prunes, but that takes time. Breastmilk or formula with water usually loosens her stool by the end of the day or the next. Breastfed poop is looser and seedy, formula is more pasty, so I ease off solids until it passes, usually in a day or 2

I gave him 2 oz of pear juice last night hopefully it helps him thank youuu

Have you started solids? Prune purees help! Maybe some Pedialyte in bottle or oral syringe. Hope he's doing okay

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