Glycerin suppository: First, you could insert a half of a infant glycerin suppository in the rectum. Use a little Vaseline or k-y jelly to lubricate. If you r breast feeding, infrequent stools often suggest that your baby may not be getting enough, as breast feeding usually results in frequent loose stools. Check with your doctor to get a weight. If formula feeding and eating well, the glycerin may be all you need.
Answered 5/15/2014
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Can be normal: Some newborns start to have less frequent stools after the first week or so. If baby is feeding well, is not jaundiced and seems content then likely OK to observe. Can bicycle the legs gently or stimulate the anus with a cotton ball to help the stool pass. If she is not feeding well, is spitting excessively, or is very fussy then call your doctor. Good luck!
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Depends: Straining or irregular stooling doen not mean constipation.The 10 do breast fed kid may go 7-10 days without a stool or poo a little at each meal.As long as it is soft, I don't consider that constipation. If the kid is putting out dry rabbit pellets or stool bigger than your finger you can sometimes tease a stool out using vasaline on a Q-tip inserted to the length of the cotton & worked
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CONSTIPATION: You have to check with your PEDS since baby is very young.
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Newborn and stool: True constipation in a baby is when he/she has hard stools. Occasional but soft, easy-to-pass poops are not constipation and rarely require help. Also, bowel movement patterns vary on every baby, and as long as the stools are soft and the baby is eating well, there is nothing to worry about. Contact your pediatrician If the baby has hard stools, has bloody or black stools, or is uncomfortable.
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