what should i do for my 3 month old baby who is breadfed and constipated?

Answer 1

It scared me too when my first baby went about 7 days without pooping and then all of a sudden he would have this MASSIVE BLOWOUT with poop everywhere. After educating myself about it, I found that because breastmilk is the perfect food, babies use most of it and don't need to poop as often as formula fed babies. and that about 7 days in between poos was normal not only for my child, but many others who are breastfed. I just recommend putting a towel in the carseat, take ALOT of wetwipes everywhere you go and a change of clothes. I recall the blowout happening to me while we were out and about and having to use those brown paper hand towels (dampened) that are in the public restrooms.

Answer 2

A. For an older infant or child, going five or six days without a bowel movement would usually be a problem. In younger infants, especially those who are breastfeeding, constipation is defined more by what the bowel movements are like rather than how often they occur.

So a younger infant would be constipated if his bowel movements were like hard, little pellets, or if they were very large, firm and difficult to pass. Some people also consider an infant to have constipation if the bowel movements have a consistency that are thicker than peanut butter and the child strains to pass them.

Keep in mind that babies who are exclusively breastfed very rarely get constipated. After having very frequent bowel movements during the first month or two, they then begin to go much less often. In fact, some breastfed babies only have bowel movements every week or two. In these children, as long as the bowel movement is watery or soft when they finally have it, then they are likely normal and not constipated. So it sounds like your grandson doesn't need any treatment, since it doesn't sound like he is constipated. In cases like this, I personally don't recommend giving an infant prune juice or doing anything else. Giving extra water, apple juice, or prune juice would be appropriate treatments for an infant that really was constipated though.

Why do breastfed babies have such infrequent bowel movements? Most people believe it is because breast milk gets digested so well that there is not much left over to make bowel movements. Of course, once you start feeding him solid foods, like cereal, that will likely change. At that point, he will likely have more regular bowel movements and they will probably be firmer.

There are some situations where it is not normal for a breastfed baby to have such infrequent bowel movements, including:

* a breastfed baby in the first few weeks or month or life, in which case it can be a sign that he isn't getting enough breast milk to eat
* an older infant who wasn't gaining weight well, in which case it likely would also be a sign that he wasn't getting enough to eat, had failure to thrive, or some other medical problem
* a baby who had delayed passage of meconium during his first few days of life and who has had problems passing bowel movements since he was born, which could be sign of Hirschsprung's Disease

Answer 3

Exclusively breastfed babies do not get constipated, just because a baby hasn't pooped in 7 days, or even longer does not make them constipation. Constipation in infants is ONLY defined as hard stool, not frequency.

Using laxatives or anal stimulation to make a baby poop can be habit forming and should be discouraged.

http://www.drjaygordon.com/development/pediatricks/poop.asp
Hard, pellet - like, presence of blood or mucous
This is constipation in a breastfed baby and is so very rare that I cannot recall ever seeing it in a baby who is receiving breastmilk as a sole source of nutrition, as are most babies in the first six months. It could be related to a food allergy. Formula fed babies get constipated much more often and may even have harder bigger stools like older kids and adults. Getting these stools softer is a balancing act of great proportions.

http://pregnancyandbaby.com/pregnancy/baby/Constipation-in-a-breastfed-baby-1876.htm
At 1-2 months of age, some infants will have an abrupt change in the frequency of their bowel movements from several per day to one every several days. As long as the baby is growing normally, this is a normal pattern and should not be of concern.

Constipation is defined as firm stools; this almost never occurs in a breastfed infant who is being exclusively breastfed.

Answer 4

How do you know she's constipated? Breast fed babies dont really get constipated unless theyre eating other foods along with breast milk. Its normal for a breast fed baby not to poop for a few days on end.

If you are certain baby is stopped up try some baby apple sauce, or a few table spoons of water. In just about all cases some water and some time will solve the problem.

Answer 5

It's normal for breastfed babies to go for a little while between poops. Some babies go several times a day, others might not go for a week. If it's much longer than a week, then your daughter is constipated. You can rub his / her tummy in a clockwise motion, bicycle the baby's legs, or if it's really bad, you can get a q-tip and VERY GENTLY stimulate your baby's anus with it to help get this moving.

Answer 6

There is grip water it works awsome. Used it for my baby when she was 2months old she is now 9 and still us it from time to time. It even helps adults. Its great stuff. Just go to your natural store or grip water.com. Good luck! also someone told me if you give the baby pear juice right before they eat it helps them go to the bathroom.

Answer 7

The nurse practitioner told me to keep feeding them. It has to come out eventually.

Answer 8

You should take the baby to the docter and see what he has to say

Answer 9

feed her more often she is not getting enough breast milk

Answer 10

get some babylax