My DD is 1 month and EBF. Over the past week or so, she's gone down to having only 1-2 bowel movements per day- they're normal BF poops (runny, seedy & yellow), and they're HUGE when they happen (it's like a whole day's worth of poop in one diaper). She also seems to have trouble passing gas on her own as well. Fortunately DD is eating well, having a normal amount of wet diapers and is gaining weight just fine.

Her ped said that sometimes newborns just need to get used to the sensation of their digestive systems working, and that passing gas and poop can sometimes be distressing and/or scary for them. He recommended using a rectal thermometer to get things moving, which has worked to at least get some of the backed up gas and poop out.

Has anyone else had a newborn who had trouble passing gas and BMs on their own? When did your baby eventually figure out how to do this on their own? DD is so fussy and uncomfortable, it pains me to see her struggle! I'm going to call her ped back today to give an update and to see if there's anything else we can do to make her more comfortable, but if anybody has any advice, it would be wonderful to hear!