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My 6 weeks old baby has been been making sounds of constipation when passing or trying to pass stool. her stools are loose though showing no constipation. what could be the issue?

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Normal variant: Babies that age have flabby soft abdominal muscles.They often must rely on their fussing/breathing muscles to move food through the system & poop.Some are more dramatic about it than others. The pattern improves over time as they develop more mobility & tighten their belly muscles.

Dr Kratzberg and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 4/11/2020

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