https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:09:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-and-constipation-issues#post-259486 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:12:20 +0000 meredithNYC 259486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Honeybee: I'll check those out - thanks! It would probably be a nice thing to give her massages whether she's dealing with constipation issues or not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-and-constipation-issues#post-259425 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:42:00 +0000 Honeybee 259425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We haven't had any constipation issues, and DS is also an every other day pooper.</p> <p>There are some exercises you can do to help her digestive track along, if that's what you think it is. While she's lying on her back, try bicycling her legs, or pushing her legs in and out with a little resistance, almost like she's doing a squat. Also, if YouTube "infant massage" some videos will come up with special tummy massages. One looks like you're tracing "I love you" on her tummy, and another is sort of drawing a cirle on her tumme; both of those massages are supposed to encourage bowel movements. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-and-constipation-issues#post-259403 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:32:53 +0000 meredithNYC 259403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has anyone had issues with formula causing constipation in their LOs? I think this might be happening with my daughter, but I'm not sure. She is 3 months old and since being on formula only poops once every other day and it's dark green (I'm told this is because of the iron in formula). The pediatrician says that the frequency of poop is fine.</p> <p>However, she seems SO fussy and refused to nap. Yesterday she was up from 6:30am to 8:30pm and slept for a total of maybe an hour. And the rest of the day she was really angry and crying/screaming hysterically. I realize this might be down to a 3 month growth spurt, but perhaps it's that her stomach is upset? She does sleep well through the night, which complicates matters.</p> <p>Has anyone else dealt with this? </p>