A 26-year-old female asked:
7 week old baby with hard stool?
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Dr. Albert Pizzo answered
60 years experience Family Medicine
Infant-hard stool: Is your baby being breast fed or is the baby on formula. If on formula, contact your doctor about changing the formula to help with the problem.
Answered on May 1, 2014
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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata commented
26 years experience Ophthalmology
Also make sure the baby is drinking water (filtered) for hydration.
May 1, 2014
Dr. Elchanan Golan answered
37 years experience Pediatrics
It is abnormal: ; week old infant should not have hard stools. He is probably formula fed. The solution is to try a different formula or give the infant some water or diluted juice 2-4 oz per day.
Answered on Dec 3, 2014
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