https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:57:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-newborn-hasnt-popped-in-4-days-should-i-worry#post-2276777 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 17:33:05 +0000 buttermilk 2276777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks y'all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-newborn-hasnt-popped-in-4-days-should-i-worry#post-2276741 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 15:36:21 +0000 MrsKoala 2276741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kid routinely went 7 days without pooping. There is a wide range of normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-newborn-hasnt-popped-in-4-days-should-i-worry#post-2276729 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 15:01:55 +0000 wonderstruck 2276729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My pediatrician said EBF newborns can go up to a week without pooping before she's at all concerned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-newborn-hasnt-popped-in-4-days-should-i-worry#post-2276716 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 14:25:42 +0000 Kemma 2276716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My little guy stopped with the daily pooping at 4-5 days old and still only goes once or twice a week at five months old! As long as your wee babe is having plenty of wet diapers, is happy and is gaining well, then you're doing ok!!</p> <p>@ldh112: the mess and the farts! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-newborn-hasnt-popped-in-4-days-should-i-worry#post-2276714 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 14:21:48 +0000 lamariniere 2276714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DS pooped 8-10 times a day for the first 3 months! Not long after she was born, my DD started going 3-4 days without pooping and would usually only do one huge poop then. It worried me too since I was comparing her to DS, but every baby is different. She didn't seem to have any tummy troubles other than gas right after feeding. Both of my LOs were EBF. I would try bicycle legs and maybe a warm bath. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-newborn-hasnt-popped-in-4-days-should-i-worry#post-2276712 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 14:20:06 +0000 Freckles 2276712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO2 had that issue. I honestly thought in the beginning that he was jaundiced or maybe had low glucose levels because he hadn't pooped in 10 days. I don't know if it's just that he was a sleepy/lazy baby but he pooped once a week (he was EBF). But man when he pooped, he pooped.</p> <p>If your ped isn't worried and he is gaining weight, i wouldn't be too worried. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-newborn-hasnt-popped-in-4-days-should-i-worry#post-2276693 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 13:36:40 +0000 ldh112 2276693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@buttermilk: I had lots of issues with BF and weight gain initially. My daughter didn't go poop from 13 days to 17 or 18 days (can't recall exactly) which freaked me out with everything else going on. When she went it was AWFUL. everywhere, all over herself... But I was relieved! It took her a couple weeks after that to get more regular but it was alarming to me so I get it. The pediatrician had said to just keep our eye on it at the time. Now she goes almost daily (BF and formula supplementing still), but sometimes skips a couple days (she's 9 weeks).</p> <p>Stimulate her bottom with a thermometer once or twice a day and just hang in there if the pediatrician isn't super concerned. And... Be prepared for a massive blow out to occur when it does! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-newborn-hasnt-popped-in-4-days-should-i-worry#post-2276691 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 13:27:45 +0000 buttermilk 2276691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Truth Bombs: Out LC is also a pediatrician. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-newborn-hasnt-popped-in-4-days-should-i-worry#post-2276690 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 13:27:17 +0000 buttermilk 2276690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh also! Ped felt her tummy yesterday and said it didn't feel like she was constipated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-newborn-hasnt-popped-in-4-days-should-i-worry#post-2276689 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 13:25:33 +0000 FaithFertility 2276689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think your ok, this was us and on I believe day 4 we had a Dr apt and well she........sure showed us that she was ok :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-newborn-hasnt-popped-in-4-days-should-i-worry#post-2276687 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 13:24:13 +0000 Truth Bombs 2276687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eventually it becomes normal for EBF babies to go days without pooping. But at 13 days my LO was definitely still pooping after almost every feeding. I think you should call the ped as baby health really isn't the expertise of an LC. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-newborn-hasnt-popped-in-4-days-should-i-worry#post-2276684 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 13:22:17 +0000 buttermilk 2276684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi! </p> <p>My LO is 13 days old today and hasn't popped since Wednesday evening. She had about 12 dirty diapers in her first 2-3 days of life. She lost 5 ounces in the first 2 days home but has been gaining it back slowly-ish. Yesterday at 12 days old she was within 4 ounces of her birth weight. I've been working with an LC to establish my milk supply and all seems to be going well. She has 10 wet diapers per day on average, but no poop! I am not sure what to think bc my LC says we should be seeing more but then seems to contradict herself saying "but every baby is different". I've read anything goes when it comes to the frequency of poop, but is that really true? Also we are still supplementing with formula a little, trying to wean off as my milk supply grows. </p> <p>What experiences have you guys had? </p>