Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
My son is three months old. breast fed. has not been pooping normally. is he constipated? what can i give him so he poops?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Pooping baby: Ah the immortal question, how often should a breast fed baby poop. Some go multiple times a day others every 5-6 days and everything in between and it is all normal. As long as the baby is not in abdominal discomfort it's ok. Baby will go, baby won't explode. Breast milk is well digested and some babies don't have much waste. Others just seem to poop everytime they pee, it's all ok.
Answered 4/7/2017
5.7k views
No constipation: A breast fed baby can have a stool with each feeding , go once a day or sometimes go as long as a week without going. It does not mean that your baby is constipated.
Answered 4/7/2017
5.3k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
My son is 9 days old and is only breast fed he did not had a bowel movement yesterday is that normal?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
How long should my 3 month old (exclusively breast fed) go without pooping before it's a cause for concern?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
My Breast fed 3 month old has 2-5 poops a day is this normal? She also only gains 2 oz a week.. Could this be causing low weight gain
4 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
A member asked:
My breast fed only 5 mon old had consistent dark yellow seedy poops. For past 6 days it has been runny bright yellow with no seeds. See doc?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
4 month old baby, exclusively breast fed, is having explosive, watery poops that smell real bad - been 7 or 8 days now of the same. What is causing it?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
My 5 week old breast fed baby is fussy and has a distended abdomen, she has only had one poo yesterday and one poo today. Could she be constipated?
What to do for infant 5 weeks who is constipated. Breast fed with rice cereal in pumped milk for reflux, also on Zantac (ranitidine) two times daily. Has not had bowel movement in two days and is very fussy
My 2 month old wont poop, he normally poops with every diaper change? What do I do? He has not pooped in 2 days, he is breast fed, and normally goes with every diaper change.
I have had 9 weekly infusions of Taxol & Herceptin for breast cancer. I was severely constipated, nurse suggested Senokot S. I have been using it daily for probably 8 weeks now and I feel like my anus is pushing out. Help! What should I do?
My 6 weeks baby have constipation since she was 3 weeks, she will spend 1week without making stool,nothing work except glycerin sp, on breast feeding?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
