I need your help/advice

My 6 day old hasn’t done a poo for almost 72 hours now. He’s been passing wind and peeing normally. The last time I spoke to the midwife, it had been 48 hours since his last poo, and she said she wasn’t too worried and advised me to continue feeding him.

I’m calling again tomorrow, but I wanted to see if anyone has experienced something similar. We switched from formula to 100% breastfeeding about 3 days ago, and I have no idea whether he’s getting enough milk. I can see and hear him swallowing, but it’s still so confusing trying to know how much he’s actually getting.

Any thoughts or similar experiences?

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As long as he's having wet diapers, all is good. Most newborns don't poop everyday and that's even more true for 100% breastfed babies. My baby went a whole week and a half without a poopy diaper once.

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Breastmilk had almost exactly what the baby needs so it's common for there to be no waste for a week at a time sometimes. So long as your baby is having 6 wet diapers a day he's getting enough milk.

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We had same thing - 3 days in a row with no poo. He was crying and inconsolable. Took him to a&e and after an examination (which was all fine) doctor said they can go 5-7 days without a bowel movement, turned out he was just hungry and he ended up doing a poo end of day 4. Keep doing exercises to help with any possible constipation.

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My ebf just went through a 2.5 poop strike. I researched and apparently they’re much more efficient at digesting breast milk, leaving little behind. And I heard it’s impossible for an ebf baby to be constipated. My aunt is a nurse and said it’s all the formula babies she sees in the hospital for constipation. When we switch to ebf she eventually started pooping every day, there isn’t a reason to worry as long as there are wet diapers and they’re not losing weight.

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It is normal for a breastfed baby to go up to a week without a poo.

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My 6 day old hasn’t done a poo for almost 72 hours now. He’s been passing wind and peeing normally. The last time I spoke to the midwife, it had been 48 hours since his last poo, and she said she wasn’t too worried and advised me to continue feeding him.

I’m calling again tomorrow, but I wanted to see if anyone has experienced something similar. We switched from formula to 100% breastfeeding about 3 days ago, and I have no idea whether he’s getting enough milk. I can see and hear him swallowing, but it’s still so confusing trying to know how much he’s actually getting.

Any thoughts or similar experiences?

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