7 week old baby no dirty nappy for 3 days
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Topic: 7 week old baby no dirty nappy for 3 days
Posted By: Guest_52552
Subject: 7 week old baby no dirty nappy for 3 days
Date Posted: 23 April 2012 at 8:25pm
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Hi im a new mum i had my girl 7 weeks ago, and she is fully breastfed,
shes had 3 to 4 dirty nappies a day up until 5 days ago the first 2 days she only had 1 dirty nappy and now she hasnt had 1 for 3 days, shes still peeing and drinking like a sailer she farts like nothing i have ever heard and is generally a happy girl, she gets abit grumpy lately, just wondering if this is normal and is there anything i can do to help her out abit |
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 23 April 2012 at 8:54pm
| Totally normal for a fully bf baby to go even 10 days without a poo. DS did a very sudden change like that, turns out was totally normal- he actually went 17 days twice when he was an exclusively bf baby- but thats ages,...I rang plunket line, had him to dr and plunket and he was fine! Just absorbing eveything from the awesome breastmilk!It wasnt theink it would be either- everything is being absorbed from the milk into their system to help them grow- its bnot sitiing in their gut building up and building up causing constipation like it would be for us if we didnt poo! |
Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 23 April 2012 at 9:08pm
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Yup, totally normal.
Both of mine went a good 12+ days a few time - both exclusively BF, too. If she's showing signs of discomfort you can do a few things to help her along. Dissolve a little brown sugar in coooled boiled water and spoon feed it to her. Cycle her legs a few times, gently pushing her knees up to her chin one at a time for a few repetitions. But if she's happy and is still giving you lots of wet nappies then all is well 
(Just watch for when she does go though - you'll need lots of wipes  )------------- 
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Posted By: tigger,roo
Date Posted: 24 April 2012 at 11:40am
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i remember my cousin only went once a week - tues mornings and is still that way in his early 20's. if they are in pain or discomfort i would worry and see the gp. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Angels - March'11, Nov '10, May '10 |
Posted By: Guest_52552
Date Posted: 24 April 2012 at 11:52am
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thankyou guys for your reply,
you have put my mind at ease, shes a very happy girl and has alot of wet nappies shows no sign of pain or discomfort, so i will just wait for the explosion lol 
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 24 April 2012 at 12:15pm
LOL! -------------
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Guest_52552 wrote:Posted By: CJsays
Date Posted: 24 April 2012 at 9:57pm
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E was the same vry regular then one time justs didnt for a few days, i ended up ringing healthline and they said no worries at all, 10 days is normal. sure enough the exlosion came in its time, cant remember how many days dont think it was over 5 tho! GL with dealing with it when it comes :) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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