https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 23:32:45 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-worry-about-not-pooping#post-628718 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:59:19 +0000 WALLAROO 628718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! She finally pooped today. Yay! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-worry-about-not-pooping#post-627159 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 17:33:29 +0000 Beehive 627159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our LO (who is EBF) only poops once a week. As long as the consistency is normal, it's no problem (and quite nice, to be honest!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-worry-about-not-pooping#post-627061 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 15:50:33 +0000 Weagle 627061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Lozza: LO's longest stretch was 13 days. Seemed crazy to me, but she was perfectly content. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-worry-about-not-pooping#post-626924 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:50:40 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 626924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow! The NICU worries after 48 hrs - maybe because meds etc mean not ebf? I just recently heard a week could be normal. Personally, I'd probably call after 48 hrs...maybe longer if lo was comfortable (my lo gets uncomfortable at the end of 24 hrs!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-worry-about-not-pooping#post-626849 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 12:47:39 +0000 Bao 626849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our ped told us up to 2 weeks was normal, unless baby is vomiting or obviously uncomfortable. Just watch out when LO does go ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-worry-about-not-pooping#post-626848 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 12:47:35 +0000 Lozza 626848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, when LO was little and EBF our ped basically said that with an EBF baby with no other problems (i.e. no other indications of illness or discomfort), we didn't need to worry unless it had been 13 days since the last poop.<br /> That seemed crazy to me (um, how uncomfortable would you be if you didn't poop for two weeks?!?) but apparently it's totally normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-worry-about-not-pooping#post-626802 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 12:05:09 +0000 Weagle 626802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our ped said not to worry unless she is obviously uncomfortable and her stomach is distended. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-worry-about-not-pooping#post-626764 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 11:29:03 +0000 anbanan15 626764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our pedi GI said that it is normal for an EBF baby to go up to 2 weeks without a BM and it only becomes worrisome when there is pain during a BM or the stools are hard. LO had BM's 2+ weeks for awhile with no discomfort. When he was closer to a year they started to become painful and we had to add Miralax to expressed milk. </p> <p>If you are concerned a call into the pedi's office never hurts anything but sure can put a mama at ease! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-worry-about-not-pooping#post-626740 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 11:19:51 +0000 WALLAROO 626740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 7 week old LO has not had a poopy diaper since Tuesday night. This is the longest she has gone. She still nurses regularly, has wet diapers, and has her normal disposition. I thought I read that it isn't uncommon for newborns to have infrequent BM's but doesn't this seem like a long time? Should I call the ped? Any advice? </p>