Not pooping

Hi moms!
So my baby is starting to transition to eating breast milk more often now that I’m at home more often and slowly coming off of eating formula except for when I’m not at home because I’m not producing much milk while pumping because I haven’t gotten into pumping yet.
Anyways, normally my baby poops every few days but I’ve noticed since I’m breastfeeding more he hasn’t poop in 8 days and I’m concerned.
He’s gassy and his stomach is soft and he seems fine but I just want to help him poop so he won’t get too backed up.
Any tips?

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