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Weird. My LO's been pooping little pea sized nuggets for the past 8 days. She didn't poop today.

I drank prune juice, gave my LO some prune juice, massaged her belly, did the bicycle thing.
Hoping -- praying for a big explosion tomorrow. Otherwise I'm taking her to the pediatrician.

Hope little BR poops soon!

My pedi said it's normal for bf babies. She did say if it lasts over a week she usually sends for an u/s to make sure the intestines aren't backed up. I wouldn't be too concerned at this point. But contact your pedi if you are. It never hurts and that's what they are there for

Exactly what sandsandmore said. If their bodies are absorbing everything there is nothing left to poop. Liv will go the occasional 3-4 days without. As long as she isn't straining and doesn't have hard pellet poop when she does go, it's not constipation

As long as you're getting wet diapers and squishy poops (not hard balls - that means constipation) then you're totally good. My DD went 3 days between poops, and even then it was maybe 1-2 a day. Since we've started supplementing with formula we get at least one a day now. The wet diapers mean she's staying hydrated, and the squishy poops mean there's no constipation. Basically your LO is just using all the breast milk effectively. I mean, that's why it's a superfood, because the body can process so much of it with so little waste!

This was a strange concept for me too. My doctor has always said, "do not be concerned if you're baby starts going only once or twice a week". I would of thought she was dehydrated or constipated but breastfed babies aren't as regular. Go figure.

LO once went like 4 days and I called the pediatrician and the nurse told me breastfed babies can go THIRTEEN DAYS without pooping and be fine.
If I went thirteen days without pooping I think I would explode.

We started pear juice at 3.5 months because he didn't have bowel movements. My poor LO was so screwed up that his food would either run right through him (bright green) OR stay forever and be dark brown (nice and runny though). The juice definately helps. This was also the time I stopped eating soy (I had been off dairy since he was 1 week old.)

You could ask your dr. They might give you a suppository. You could also try prune juice. Its not the best, but will get your LO going! Just put like an ounce in a bottle.

@rubies - We gave him about an ounce of juice diluted at least half and half. We decided to not confuse him with the bottle and got the Tommy Tippee Explora sippee for 4 months old. I would just buy the gerber pear juice in the 4 pack so I could take them with me.

If you subscribe to the montessori method they have you start giving your little one a teaspoon of juice at between 3 and 4 months old. You could try that too (especially if you don't want to dilute the juice).