Pooping is it normal?

My little girl is just over 8 weeks old. She only poops every 2 or 3 days and usually the last day she is straining so hard that she looks in pain cries and goes bright red. This can be all day and night until she eventually goes but even then she still strains a bit. When she does go it isn't dry or hard suggesting constipation. Just wondered is this normal? Or is she in fact constipated? She seems like she is backed up as will eat less and less until she poops finally!

Probably just an overtired first time mum overthinking but wondered if anyone had experience of this? Will mention to gp when she goes for her first check next week.

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Sounds similar 2 my daughter she’s 9 weeks old today and suffers with colic x

My LO is a bit like this - I started doing tummy massages to encourage digestive movement and it’s definitely helping and she seems more comfortable now

Can depend a lot on whether she is breast or formula fed

My daughter is the same, only once every 2/3 days. Her first lot of jabs made her poo, 3 times a days so think they have upset her tummy but back to her normal now x

My 9 week old used to go multiple times a day before 6 weeks then every other day and just recently she’s started going twice a week I rang the health visitor and they said not to worry until day 8! Seems like a long time but it makes a difference if there breast or formula fed. breast fed baby’s after 6-8 weeks it’s normal for them to go sometimes up to a week without pooing.

Sounds similar to my 8 week old, he’s been constipated so now have laxatives and goes every day now but is very runny. I was told by my HV if they’re formular fed it’s normal for them to go ten days without poking! But If it’s hard and they’re clearly uncomfortable then I was told it’s defo constipation

If they are formula fed, try pre made formulas .. I know it’s bloody expensive though! And if that doesn’t help then speak to your gp xx

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