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15 days old newborn only defecates through rectal stimulation. she used to poop without help last week. she hasn't pooped without help for 3 days. ?
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Breast feeding: Infants that are exclusively breast fed may not have a Bowel movement every day. If this is not the case, please have your Baby examined. Rectal stimulation required to have a Bowel Movement is not normal or desirable.
Answered 10/7/2017
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You evaluate: If the baby is eating well, making wet diapers, and happy, you have nothing to worry about. Many infants go even 5-7 days without bowel movements. Use your senses to evaluate the infant: is the abdomen distended or tight? Is the baby uncomfortable or very agitated? If she looks good to you there's no bowel obstruction. And when she does stool, if it's soft then she's not constipated. You evaluate.
Answered 3/21/2016
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