Baby doesn’t poo

Hi first time mum here. Little boy is 8 weeks old since birth he’s only ever poo’d once or twice a week he’s also very sicky and a lot of thick mucus. I’ve changed his milk I’ve tried infacol what more can I do? Will the drs help us?

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My little boy was like this from birth up until about 4 months until I got I’m him on dairy free milk from doctors now he goes every day, does he have any skin issues ? Defiantly speak to the doctors and if you think it’s a milk allergy really push with them as they will try to palm you off!xx

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Is he on a comfort milk? X

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No doesn’t seem to be any skin issues, he also doesn’t seem uncomfortable except for after a bottle for 20-30 minutes where he cries a bit xx

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Once or twice a week is TOTALLY normal at that age!! So is frequent spitting up. Don’t stress!

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The spitting up is a lot and very thick tho which causes him to cry as if it hurts to get it out?xx

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When making the bottles do you swirl or shake? I'd swirl like tornado to mix formula so it doesn't create any more bubbles needed

But I also agree if he is mucous often & struggling to poo not BM daily that is likely a Milk Protein Intolerance & would need hypoallergenic formula (Enfamil Nutramigin or Similac Alumentum for refer- if you are not in US you can find same ingredient formula in your country) I'd make the switch today, asap, try a small can if available (or if you can ask doctor to try / let them know the severity of him only pooping 1x weekly! & crying wincing 20 min after each bottle. Your doctor can prescribe MPI formula!)

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How long does it take baby to finish a bottle? If 10 min GREAT! No need to concern over nipple flow or possible tongue tie I do think in my professional opinion working with ages 0-5 it's formula related. How does baby belly button look? This is a scary but easy thing to fix & could be a factor.

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talk to your health visitor , i was advised to give laxatives but my girlt would not poo for 2 weeks and more ..

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My boy poos every 4 days , I was told that’s fine and to only worry if he has hard poos or constantly crying like his in pain x

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