constipated??
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Topic: constipated??
Posted By: Allysbelly
Subject: constipated??
Date Posted: 25 September 2011 at 3:32pm
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my baby is 3weeks old and i have been giving him 1-2 feeds of s26gold formulaa day and 4breastmilk feeds per day.
and he hasnt been poop for 4days now. should i be worried? |
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 25 September 2011 at 4:51pm
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Gold formulas have been known to constipate babies, but b/f babies can go for days and days with out pooping. Does he seem constipated? ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Allysbelly
Date Posted: 25 September 2011 at 5:11pm
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im not sure. he looks like hes trying to push a poop out but then i think thts just the way he cries as its just wen im burping him.
he hasnt been having 2 much formula and is still having expressed breastmilk. |
Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 25 September 2011 at 5:31pm
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Maybe switch from the Gold formula to the standard formula. But AandC's mum is right, bf babies can go days without pooping.
I would give your midwife or LMC a call if you are worried, otherwise plunketline. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 25 September 2011 at 7:15pm
| I'd give any of the above clover mentioned a call just to check as im not sure how much even a little formula can change things, but my exclusively breastfed boy was a once a week - 10 days pooer from about that age, still is. Not constipated just infrequent. Doc and Plunket both said its fine/normal :) |
Posted By: mummymonster
Date Posted: 25 September 2011 at 7:16pm
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my plunket nurse said the other day that they (nurses/drs) can feel when a baby is constipated by feeling their stomachs. i agree you should ask the LMC to have a good feel and see what she says. i thought BF babies going without poos was later. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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