Constipation - Infant Care (up to 18 months old) Message Board

emilyallison · 12-01-2005, 12:03 PM

My 6 week old has not pooped since last night. Hes breastfed so he usually goes every 2 hours at least. It seems like hes constipated because his whole body is straining and he keeps kicking his legs. He is tooting all the time too. I called my Drs and she said not to worry about it until tomorrow, but I was wondering if there was anything I could do to help him go. I have tried a warm bath and it seemed to help him feel better but only for a little while. Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

Laur77 · 12-01-2005, 12:49 PM

Breast fed babies can go up to ten days without pooping, believe it or not! However, if it is abnormal for your baby who normally goes every couple of hours, may be worth getting checked out. My little guy was kind of constipated once, and his doctor suggested giving some plain water to help loosen the bowel movements, but you really shouldn't do that unless the doctor suggests it.

chaoticdeity · 12-01-2005, 01:21 PM

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monim361 · 12-01-2005, 01:56 PM

Savanna has a constipation problem also. The doc suggest to give her a bit of Caro Syrup with water or if that doesnt help he told me to give a glycerin suppository. I was unable to find infant size ones so he told me to buy the child size ones and cut them in half..just use the tip of it.. Makes her go right away. Also depending on age you can give an ounce of prune juice diluted in water..works great also. good luck

Celestine · 12-01-2005, 03:48 PM

When DS had trouble going we were told to give him the infant apple/prune juice. We gave him a 1/2 a bottle the first day, waited, then gave him the other half the next day. I wouldn't worry about it if it's only a day unless he seems to be having problems with it. Upset tummy, pain ect. DS hadn't gone for days and you could see he was starting to get fussy about it.