Newborn Constipation

Following, my little girl was born 17th May too, and we're having a similar issue. Not as many days between poos but she really is struggling to go, not sure if it's just her learning how to go, or if she's constipated
She's combi fed since birth and her poos are typical breast-fed-like poos but she's struggling to get them out

Hopefully more people comment on this post and we get some more information 🤞🤞

Hi, my second baby is struggling so much with this and tonight was the third day of no poop. I got in the bath with her, held a wet muslin over her tummy and did gentle massages. I also fed her a little bit of colostrum in a bottle and all of this combined stimulated her to poop! It wasn't a pleasant bath but she's feeling much better ☺️ You can also use a cold wipe over their bottom during a change and sometimes the pressure can stimulate movement!

My LO is almost a month old and we have been having issues with Constipation too, so I feel you 🥹.

Are you bottle feeding or breastfeeding? I was combi feeding and cut out the formula as the breast milk is easier to digest and helped with my LO's bowel movements. I appreciate though this isn't an option for everyone.

The other tip I got was to run warm water over your baby's anus and tickle it with a cotton pad, it basically helps them to relax and hopefully encourages bowel movements. X

My baby girl is the same - mainly breastfed but does have the occasional formula bottle as well and she’s not day 3 of no poo’s and we are doing the same too with the tummy rubs etc so any other tips would be welcomed here too!

My baby was born on the 14th May and at a week old my little boy hadn’t been for three days and the health visitor advised using a bottle of the pre made formula as this is slightly more watered down 🤷‍♀️ Luckily he went that evening so we didn’t need to but it may be worth a try if you are bottle feeding