https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 09:40:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/helping-baby-poop#post-937331 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 23:06:17 +0000 brownie 937331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsMaine: My son never vomited and he was MSPI for absolutely certain. At 2 he still can't tolerate Soy but he can have milk. The major issues was NOT pooping and screaming in pain constantly. </p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkQlxf9pdPE" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkQlxf9pdPE</a> </p> <p>This was my son at about 5 weeks old. AFTER we started zantac and removed Dairy (but not Soy) from my diet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/helping-baby-poop#post-937309 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 22:48:19 +0000 wheres_c 937309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsMaine: From about 3-5 months (after switching from BF to formula) I had to help LO poop.<br /> I used a rectal thermometer or a gloved lubricated fingertip around the outside of his butt.<br /> He was in obvious pain, and was relieved when I did this. Our pediatrician discouraged this and told us to mix 1oz of prune or pear juice with 1oz water and feed it to him.<br /> That didn't help much, so at 4 months we upped it to 2oz/2oz.</p> <p>I think the juice helped a little bit, but mostly it seemed like it resolved itself once we started feeding solids.<br /> He's 7 months old and he poops 1x day... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/helping-baby-poop#post-936816 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 19:04:35 +0000 yoursilverlining 936816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How often have you been switching formula types? That by itself can cause constipation and gas issues. You really need to stick with one for several weeks in order to see whether or not it works for your LO (ignore if you already know this!).</p> <p>If gas is an issue, have you tried giving gas drops before every feeding? With our LO, who had tons of gas issues, we needed to use Gentle Ease formula, probiotics, gas drops and colic water in every bottle. I don't know if the colic water really helped, but it seemed to help. Gas drops before (and sometimes after) every bottle helped as well. Holding her upright for feeding helped, too.</p> <p>Back to your original question - TMI TMI TMI I have had to help LO poop, and sometimes have to still help her. For LO, the easiest way to get her to poop when she is backed up and struggling is to put her in the tub (water hotter than usual), and to massage her lower back and right around her butt. If I press (gently, of course) sort of right around the butt hole (sometimes you can feel the poop, and if so, press a little against it), that will help her to pass the poop. Not sure if this is your LO's problem too, but thought I'd share in case it helps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/helping-baby-poop#post-936730 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:38:59 +0000 aprk 936730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That sounds tough. Have you taken LO to the chiropractor? She always gets our dude to poop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/helping-baby-poop#post-936669 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:21:45 +0000 pinkb 936669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Or LO had issues pooping from about 1 or 2 weeks old. We had to switch formula due to diarreah and then it was constipation issues. So we have tried 5 formulas and finally found one that worked for her. She would try to go but would have difficulty getting it out so she went every 3 days or so. I did massage and bicycle legs, not sure if they helped or not. What worked most of the time was when she would try to go I would lay her on the changing table, take her diaper off and bend her knees up into her chest. We didnt have to use the qtip trick, we could stimulate her by wiping her butt or blowing on it. Same thing with your LO she knows how to go but just didnt remember exactly where to push. I would also try this at each diaper change if she had not gone yet. I felt like we would never just "find" a poopy diaper. We were always activly helping her go. I think it got better around 1.5 or 2 months. Our LO did end up having reflux and gas also. So we did gas drops with each bottle and she was put on zantac. Her reflux didnt have too much spit up but a lot of screaming after eating and coughing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/helping-baby-poop#post-936619 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:07:22 +0000 MrsMaine 936619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: We do that too and it usually gets him to pass gas but doesn't take away his uncomfy-ness or what looks to be like pain :(</p> <p>Calling pedi in the AM for an appt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/helping-baby-poop#post-936613 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:04:41 +0000 sunny 936613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can also try bicycling his legs after eating and pushing his knees to his chest. That helped my daughter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/helping-baby-poop#post-936607 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:02:31 +0000 hilsy85 936607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsMaine: I agree with getting a 2nd opinion! Poor baby :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/helping-baby-poop#post-936605 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:01:35 +0000 MrsMaine 936605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I should note that we have tried several different formulas (thinking that the poop consistency on some was too thick/pastey for him to push out) but most made him worse.</p> <p>We are currently using probiotics daily and they are helping a bit. He also is very uncomfortable and fussy after eating... crying, tensing his body up, straightening out, has little fists and kicks his feet, red in the face, etc... These fits happen so many times on a daily basis. He takes about 30min after each feeding to calm down. </p> <p>I was thinking either reflux or an intolerance/allergy to the formula but pedi says he would be vomiting tons if either was the case. Either way, that doesn't explain the poop issue either.</p> <p>I think I'm going to make another appt with another doctor in the practice to see what they say because this all combined doesn't seem normal to me. I see people posting pictures and videos of their happy smiling content babies at this age and I get mayyyybe 15 minutes of that per day and otherwise he is fussing or crying or all upset after eating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/helping-baby-poop#post-936593 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 17:55:37 +0000 stiletto_mom 936593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember reading somewhere that if he is very little, you can use your hand and "massage" the number 7 from his belly button. It's the natural shape of the last part of the intestines so it may help stimulate his pooping muscles! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/helping-baby-poop#post-936591 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 17:54:23 +0000 hilsy85 936591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm maybe probiotics? That doesn't sound normal that he needs help daily in order to go. Or maybe changing his formula would help? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/helping-baby-poop#post-936565 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 17:43:22 +0000 MrsMaine 936565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anyone have to assist their little one with pooping? My LO is 7 weeks old tomorrow and we have to lube up a Q-Tip daily and insert it in his little bum to stimulate him to go. Pedi says the muscles he needs to push on his own just aren't developed enough yet but he will eventually get it.</p> <p>I know he can go on his own - he has very very few times in his 7 weeks. If we don't help him out he gets extremely bloated and screams for hours on end, so we can't just wait it out (I know FF babies can go up to a week but not this one!)</p> <p>Does anyone have experience or insight on this? Anyone with a LO that was like this and if so, when did they finally get the hang of it? I was worried that he would become dependent on the q-tip to go but pedi says no. She says it just acts as a stimulant or reminder to go (because after you remove the q-tip he DOES go on his own, so he is capable - he just doesn't know when to push?) All in all, I'm just concerned about this and would love some advice. </p>