6 week old constipated

I'm sorry you're going through that. My baby also has trouble pooping regularly. Mine is only on formula, and sometimes switching to a gentle formula that promotes softer stools can help. If you're breastfeeding, it might be helpful to look at your diet—low fiber intake can sometimes contribute to your baby's constipation. I’ve been giving my baby probiotic drops, which seem to help with her digestion. Also, tummy massages, bicycle movements, and if anything there is Frida windy it can help to poop if baby is also gassy

I forgot to mention mine was combi feeding but mainly formula. I was giving him cow and gate but might have to switch to something else, though the past 2 days i’ve been breastfeeding but i’ve found that my milk supply has dropped drastically so i’m not even sure if he’s getting enough.
I will definitely try to get my fiber up and see about probiotic drops, which one have you been using?
I’ve tried tummy massages, bicycle legs, baths, even tried to frida windy but he cried so bad when i put it in and it wasn’t even all the way so i stopped and i’m too scared to try again

sorry i didn’t tag you in the reply😭

Gripe water worked wonders for my baby girl!!!

We had to give my daughter laxatives from 6 weeks for a week best tho g we did l. She didn’t poo straight away but we had explosive poops every other day post laxative. We did the leg bicycling and tummy massage , sometime extra help is needed

Not sure if you’ve tried it but sometimes the ready made formula in bottles can make them go!

We were prescribed laxative but I know it makes me uncomfortable so I wouldn’t give it to my LO. Instead I just did a few sips of cool boiled water recommended by the HV and that worked x

Have you tried belly massages, bicycle legs and even wiggling her bum in circles. I also use a gripe water(dummy dip) which helps my little ones tummy ease that little bit more if she’s got lots of farts.

I’ve tried gripe water, colief and even infacol, but nothing😭

Yeah, I might have to get it because he’s not sleeping either, he’s straining so much he wakes himself up crying and he only sleeps for about 20 minutes before he’s up again and only once does he sleep for 4 hours and that’s the only time i can sleep with him. it’s just so difficult and i hate seeing him so distressed and in pain

he was on that when he was born but we stopped because he kept throwing it up. but will try give that a go again to see

i tried the warm water too and he absolutely hates it😭 but i might have to try it again. i feel as though ive tried everything but the laxative and i really really dont know what to do

yes, i’ve tried all of that you’ve mentioned 😭 im literally just at a dead end and i don’t know what to do

oh no I’m sorry, maybe try what the doctor said and fingers crossed it works for them :(((( x

We only did it for a few days but saw amazing results, she still not a movement a day type of girl! But we don’t have the grunting or screaming and I haven’t had to use it since she’s 16 weeks now

i’ll give it a go, it’s our last option so we’ll see. how many weeks was she when started giving it to her?

her six week check up was when we were prescribed it !

ah you did say, my bad. but thank you! i’m definitely going to give it a try

My lg was like this (now almost 8 months old).
We were prescribed Movicol as she was constipated and uncomfortable as a result. We used it from 6-10 weeks old but then stopped as it made her stools really loose and her bum got really sore!
She was on sma little steps but we swapped to cow and gate at around 14 weeks old to see if it helped and within a week she was a different baby! Less constipated, less gassy and a lot happier.
We also started probiotics and that has helped a lot!

I’m late to the party, but the only thing that worked for us was a Baby Bjorn style bouncer. We got a dupe brand. I’d seen a lot of people complain that their baby always had blowouts when they were in it, so I bought one specifically for that purpose the evening after taking him to the doctor for constipation. 10 minutes after he got in it he pooped 😂

Green and pasty is normal, especially for a combi fed baby.

4 days is also normal.

If he's straining a lot it could be infant dysxhezia rather than constipation

this is what I named my daughter 😍🥰😍🥰😍🥰