Seriously this isn't Zumas week. Craniosynostosis, a tooth an now constipation. I plan on calling her doctor when they open but does anyone have any good natural constipation relieving techniques? She is ebf so I'm not sure why she is constipated? She only goes every 3 days or more and strains and you can tell it hurts her 
can my poor baby catch a little break?
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DS didn't go for like 5 days before and when I called, the pedi said it's okay/normal. EBF can sometimes absorb all the nutrients in the milk so there's nothing leftover for them to poop. But you said you can tell she's straining so no advice there. Could it be gas instead? DS was gassy as a newborn, and gas drops seemed to help.
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My dd only went once a week and the dr told me that was normal as long as the poop wasn't hard. He told me to give her a little bit of water but she hated the taste . We did lots of bicycle movements and belly massages. Eventually she evened out to become more regular!
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When my DD was about that age, she had several 5-6 day stretches without a poop. Her doctor said it's not abnormal and sometimes it's just a matter of the digestive system starting to really kick in and regulate itself. My poor baby was pretty uncomfortable by the time she finally went, and we had a couple of MASSIVE, UGLY blowouts, but that phase only lasted a few weeks. Gripe water seemed to help a bit, I don't think it actually made her go but it relieved some of the discomfort in the meantime. Bicycles and massage helped, too.
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Maybe you can try eating some prunes? It didn't work wonders for us, but it helped some.
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A went 16 days once!!! It was insane. I heard if you drink natural apple juice (looks like cider) that can help. It's not the best tasting though.
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L only went approx 2 times a week when she was under 6 months. It always freaked me out, but her ped swore it was normal! I never noticed any pain though - are her poops hard, or are they pretty liquidy?
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They are Liquidy and she has lots of toots but I can just tell she's straining. The doctor said 2 ounces of pear juice for her daily. Is this right?
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I've heard that if a baby is EBF, the only sign of constipation is hard pellet-y poops - as in, a baby could go 3x/day but if the poops are pellets she is constipated. Or, a baby can go once a week, but liquidy, she is not. I don't know about pear juice...seems early to me but if it was on your paed's recco then I guess it's okay?
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@anonysquire: we gave our lo pear juice that young for constipation. just an oz or so.
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Warm bath, take a rectal temp and that can get things going
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My doctor said for EBF once every 7 days or 7 times in one day.. it can vary that much. Hope she goes soon!
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@anonysquire: my kid still strains at a year!....I think they just aren't used to having to push/work it out. Everything is new. Is she crying/fussy, or is it just kind of red in the face, grunting?
We didn't have really constipation issues until she started solids, and then we could tell because she cried when she tried to poop, poop was rock hard little pellets, and she didn't go for a week (after being a multiple times a day pooper her whole life).
If it was me, and the poop is still liquid/soft breastmilk poop I wouldn't give her juice, I'd think that would upset her little belly more. I'd try bicycling her legs in a warm bath if you think she has gas? And a good firm belly massage, clockwise direction. -
My little one was doing the same thing when she went. She was only going once a week (7 days). My supply ended up being low. Once I got regulated she started going like a champ. The Doc recommended water and brown sugar to get things moving. The brown sugar binds to the waist and helps move it down the digestive track. We also used gripe water when she was really grumpy.
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Like @Alivoo01 I wonder if it's gas that's causing her to be uncomfortable. It's pretty common for ebf babies to not poop often (my LO went once every 10-14 days!). Evaluate what you have been eating lately....lots of broccoli or beans or super high fiber stuff (like kashi cereal) cuz maybe that's part of this too.
Also I saw that craniosynostosis post but I am not gold so I couldn't read it. I used to take care of a lot of babies after they had their surgeries, so let me know if I can help answer any questions!
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Like other have said, if they are EBF it's not really a concern unless they go longer than 10 days. I also read that around 3 months the colostrum in your BM goes away which acts as a natural laxative and then they have to learn how to actually poop. Before that it takes no effort. When LO went through that she seemed constipated cause she was grunting, but just learning how to poop. She got back to normal eventually and started pooping about once a day. Silly babies.
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@anonysquire: lo 1 was EBF and she got really constipated around that age and she went 11-12 days without pooping. The dr told us to give her some diluted apple juice or water and that did the trick.
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Guys I tried the juice, how long does it take to work?
@Seattlemom: hy thanks! I might come bug you after we find out more about her surgery date tomorrow! We'll today.
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@anonysquire: I think the same day for us. We did lots of belly massage and bicycled her legs a lot too.
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@anonysquire: We had this issue a lot, he would only go like once a week and then really strain. What helped was lots of belly massages (basically put your palm on her belly button and circle your hand clockwise around her belly), bicycle her legs and whenever she gets the urge to push put her on her change pad and push her little legs up on her belly. Sorry she's going through that!
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@anonysquire: how is z doing?
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@autumnlove: still nothing!
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@anonysquire: oh bummer... Hope she gets some relieve soon!
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@anonysquire: if they are liquidy I don't think she is that constipated. Most babies grunt and strain, they are just learning how to "work" things.
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This happened to my daughter when she was a baby. We rubbed her belly a lot, but what seemed to work like magic was prunes both juice and mashed baby food. She loved it and it worked.
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@Pumuckl: thank you!!
@MrsH: @SnowLion: @autumnlove: she finally pooped!!!
Thanks for everyone's help. It was actually thicker than normal but not like pellets or a log. Not sure if I'm still supposed to fee her juice or stop now? She's been tootin up a storm though and is really good and knowing when there is a moment of silence to so her biggest toot yet. Ugh!!
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@anonysquire: yay for poop! I continued with water occasionally but what do I know? My LO still has constipation issues at 12 months!
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@anonysquire: yay, glad it worked! I think I'd stop the juices and see whether she's okay without.
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This is us this morning!! She hasn't pooped in 24 hours and seems a little uncomfy
She is 6 weeks this morning. I had no idea it could vary that much!
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