Constipated baby - gripe water??

Gripe water didn’t really help me, it occasionally did with gas for my little one. But I found the kendamil pro comfort drops or optical drops (slight cheaper) helps my boy when he we was little along with massages and leg movements.

It is normal as they are not moving around a lot at that age. I remember my little boy doing at least one or two every other day.

He’s 9 months and haven’t used them as much in the last couple of months as he’s rolling around and crawling so I get maybe 2 poos a day sometime 3! Worse when he is teething 🤣😅

Been to docs and hospital but they didn't give anything or advise? Gripe water unlikely to work x

Gripe water didn’t really help us. She hated the taste, so just made her more upset. We just persisted with cycling, and lifting her bump up slightly and circling her to help create movement. She is 10 weeks old now and seems to have grown out of needing help to fart now luckily!

Breast or formula fed? If formula the ready made bottles can help x

Frieda baby makes a product called windi. I thought it was super weird, but tried it out of desperation for my second and she found so much relief with them. She didn't need them more than a few weeks. I was super hesitant to try but her dad insisted to just try it and it was instant relief for her and to see her visibly relax and hear that toot flute whistle was quite satisfying. There's instructions and video explained in the link below. Maybe his pediatrician has ideas on what can be given for constipation if things just aren't moving.

https://frida.com/products/windi

It sounds like infant dyschezia, they just have to learn how to poop.

Gripe water won't help as it reacts with stomach acid to make gas bubbles, it doesn't get through to the bowels at all

no. They just told me to do what I was already doing. X

Thanks everyone. Hopefully it will pass soon then. I just hate seeing him in pain, it’s horrible. His belly is rock solid 😥 keeps waking up crying his eyes out x

If you're breast feeding, drink warm prune juice and baby will get it!

Fennel water

It this doesn’t pass, have them check stool for microscopic bleeding. This hints at food intolerance. Whether breastfed or formula.

My daughter had a soy intolerance that gave her awful gas and her poop became stringy after awhile.

@Anabella I said if she was breastfeeding she could drink it, and the baby would get it, through milk 🙃 I did it when my baby would be constipated and it works. We also recommended on it to new mom's, I work with new mom's and newborns.

I’m formula feeding so don’t panic guys I won’t give him actual prune juice 😂

As someone else has already mentioned, the Frida baby windis are an absolute game changer! My LO is now 19 months but we used them during his first few months and they worked wonders! They do not cause any discomfort when used correctly. They brought him instant relief if he was ever struggling. We also swore by infacol.
Sometimes baby may also not get along with the brand of formula. Kendamil in particular is known to be one of the heavier ones that doesn’t suit a lot of babies’ little tums x

We gave him some infacol and after 2 mins he pooped 👏🏼👏🏼 yay!!

whether it’s a coincidence or not, my baby pooped so I’m happy as he’s not in any discomfort now. He passed loads of wind before hand.