A 18-year-old female asked:

i'm breast feeding and i have a 3 week and 5 day old baby boy he hasn't poop on days what can i give him so he can poop? he pushes but nothing

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Dr. Oscar Novick answered

Pediatrics 58 years experience

Normal: Breast fed babies can have a stool with each feeding , go once a day or go as long as a week without having one. His grunting and pushing is also normal.

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