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My friends baby is 1month & 3week old & has not been pooping for a couple days now , shes not constipated so what's wrong? please help

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Dr. Oscar Novick answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Nothing wrong: If your friend is breast feeding, the infant can have stool with each feeding, go once a day , or go as a week without having one. All normal. If bottle fen baby can go from one to three days with no problem.

Dr Ferguson agreed

Answered 8/17/2013

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